{"id":3626,"date":"2022-09-05T22:11:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T01:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/?p=3626"},"modified":"2022-09-05T22:11:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T01:11:56","slug":"chaco-and-formosa-2022-day-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/archives\/3626","title":{"rendered":"Chaco and Formosa 2022 Day 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date<\/strong><\/em>: Monday 5 September 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trajectory<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0Formosa – Mercedes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distance covered:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0480 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My days with my guide Ariel had in fact finished yesterday, but as he was going back to the place where he works as a park ranger and I was going the same way we shared the drive. It was a day of straightforward driving, but we did see a few birds along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My bird of the day was a laughing falcon, only really seen in this part of the world. I only got a distant shot, but was happy as I had dipped on this bird earlier in the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had also been hoping, somewhat optimistically, to see an Aguar\u00e1 Guazu, a maned wolf. Unfortunately although we did see one it was the victim of a hit and run accident. So sad; very recently killed, and its fur in beautiful condition. A previous passerby had snipped off one of its forepaws as a souvenir \u2013 I resisted the temptation to do the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We also saw this rhea at a service station, made entirely of welded scrap metal \u2013 an animal of another kind! This artwork style seems quite common in Northern Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the Province of Formosa we drove straight through the Province of Chaco and entered the Province of Corrientes, where I shall be for the next few days. We drove over the huge bridge over\u00a0\u00a0the river Paran\u00e1 that separates Chaco and Corrientes \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026 where we had a tasty lunch of surub\u00ed, a local fish cooked in foil with cream, artichokes, peppers and a bunch of other stuff. Very tasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was finally time to say goodbye to Ariel, pictured here at the seccional where he works as a park ranger. I owe him a lot, and have great respect for his knowledge, professionalism and energy levels \u2013 the last of which far outstripped mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back on my own now for a day or so \u2013 tomorrow to Carlos Pelligrini, a small town on the edge of the Iber\u00e1 wetlands. More about this tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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