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Fish skeleton next to tracks of wading bird.

Colonial style courtyard in Asunción with various ornamentals, including exotic species. Se ven dos ejemplares de Palmera Imperial (especie exótica), una la que está en primer plano, con una orquídea Cattleya sp., dos Cocoteros o Mbocayá (Acrocomia totai). La planta con flores amarillas es Tecoma stans (Lapachillo), una especie exótica.

Bird watchers on ranch specializing in ecotourism. Typical ox cart in background. These birders prefer the modern over the traditional modes of transportation. Near 19°55’S, 58°35’W.

Landing strip created within Palm Savannah.

Bird watchers on ranch specializing in ecotourism. Typical ox cart in background. These birders prefer the modern over the traditional modes of transportation. Near 19°55’S, 58°35’W.

Modern outhouse on ranch - standing room only. Walls made of local palm.

Imprint of jaguar paws in drying mud at the edge of landing strip in the Pantanal of Northern Paraguay. Near 19°55’S, 58°35’W.

Seasonally flooded palm savannah and cleared landing strip near the Rio Negro river. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Seasonally flooded palm savannah and cleared landing strip near the Rio Negro river. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion, near the border between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Black-collared hawk fishing in wetland along highway.

Two Southern Crested Caracaras flying away from photographer. Cattle ranches in Paraguay are rich in viewable birds.

Mule grazing. Asunción skyline in background. The bay's wetlands are grazed by animals, which are used to pull the carts of the city's trash recyclers. Near 25°15’49’’S, 57°37’47’’W.

Man crossing Paraguay River in a rowboat. Raft of water hyacynth floating behind him.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Mass of floating vegetation (embalsado) on Rio Negro river along the border between Paraguay and Bolivia. Located near RAMSAR site and Rio Negro National Park in the Pantanal ecoregion.

Paraguay is located at the confluence of a number of globally important ecoregions, namely the upper Paraná Atlantic Forest, the Cerrado, the Argentine Mesopotamian Grasslands, the Chaco (Humid and Dry) and the Pantanal.

Floating mat of water hyacynth. Near 25°15’49’’S, 57°37’47’’W. Pied-billed grebe in foreground.

Colonial style courtyard in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay.

Small planes are required to travel across large areas without paved roads.

Ox cart typical of those used in rural areas of Paraguay.