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The spectacular Fazenda Barranco Alto is one of the places we visit during my Pantanal tours this year. It is located in South Pantanal at a region called Nhecolandia (yes I know, hard to say), characterized by its thousands of round lakes of varied water compositions. Some are even very salty, like the blue one above. 

The fazenda is absolutely gigantic and very remote, accessible only by chartered planes or by 4x4 during the peak of the dry season, but we are talking of 6 hours travelling. Better take the plane for the short 30 minute or so hop. Once there we go out on daily boat or open safari-style car rides. There are countless little roads inland, passing through the many lakes, forests, grasslands, wetlands, etc. The scenery is beautiful and full of wildlife, a true photographer’s paradise! And our group will be pretty much the only one there.

There it’s possible to see some white capybaras. No, they’re not a variant or subspecies, it’s just the salt that gets collected on its fur from the salt water lakes! 

The place is probably one of the best in the world to see giant anteaters, like this one with a baby on its back! Unlike Africa, where you can’t leave the vehicle, here it is perfectly safe and we do get out a lot to shoot from a lower angle or better explore some areas. 

The Rio Negro, named for its tanin stained dark waters, is gorgeous and we take our time exploring it on boats as well.

Like anywhere in the Pantanal, there are lots of caimans. But here, maybe because of the color of the water and the reflexes, the photos just look better.

Like this wide-angle shot, very close to it.

Or this one getting the forest reflection. I’ll continue this post tomorrow, with more attractions and photos from Fazenda Barranco Alto. Join us this year on this and other incredible places.

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