Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

All adventures begin and end in Buenos Aires. Each trip includes 2-3 days exploring your choice of destinations within the city. The hotel where you will be staying is in heart of the Recoleta district, a fashionable neighborhood lined with cafes, boutiques and galleries. Recoleta is also well known for fine dining and is adjacent to the Cementario de la Recoleta, Eva Peron's final resting place.

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If you’re interested in specific locations in Argentina or Patagonia and would like us to create a custom itinerary, call or send us an e-mail, info@lafrontera.com.

 

Frontera Wildlife Photography Adventures
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Iguazú and Iberá
 

    September 16 - 27, 2010

    Iguazú Falls National Park and Esteros del Iberá

·   Feel the true power of water with an up-close and personal experience on the Argentinean side of the falls.

·  Experience the spectacular, rainbow ridden wide-angle vistas on the Brazilian side of the falls.

·   Take a helicopter ride for aerial photography of the falls in their entirety.

·   Visit a privately owned wildlife rehabilitation center to photograph the more difficult to find native animals such as the Ornate Hawk-eagle or Lesser Anteater.

·   Explore the 2nd largest wetland in the world (larger than the Everglades) to photograph many of its 40 species of mammals and 280 species of birds.

·   Learn about threatened ecosystems like palmar forests and the unique floating islands called embalsados.

·   Be amazed by the colorful and authentic Corrientes Gauchos as we photograph them working with cattle and horses in bare feet strapped with spurs.

·   Photograph Hummingbirds like the Black Jacobin, Gilded Sapphire, and Glittering-bellied Emerald in a privately owned Hummingbird Garden.

 

Eleanor Roosevelt was said to exclaim: ”Poor Niagara!” after seeing Iguazú Falls for the first time. Photograph scenery and wildlife of a temperate rainforest ecosystem, one of the last remnants of its kind. Afterward, explore the unique ecosystems within the Iberá wetlands, the second largest wetland system in the world after the Pantanal. Photograph exotic birds and mammals, including many endangered animals found only in this area. For those who choose to purchase a Brazilian visa, we will arrange a one day visit to the Brazilian side of Iguazú Falls

 


 

Commonly Photographed Species of Interest Include:
Giant Capybara, Black Caiman, Black and Gold Howler Monkey, endangered Marsh Deer, Forest Fox, Greater Rhea, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Southern Screamer, Jabiru and Maguari Stork, endangered Long-tailed Tyrant and Yellow Cardinal, South American Vizcacha, Black and White Argentinean Monitor . . . and so much more.

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