Parati is a cute coastal colonial little town a few hours south of Rio de Janeiro, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It used to be a gold export port in the late XVIIth century, being on the Gold Trail (Caminho de Ouro).It just feels great walking along its pebbled streets, sitting down on a terrasse having some grilled fish and a caipirinha (Parati is the capital of cachaça, a brazilian rum).
Falls of Iguaçu:
Once again, no words and no pictures (especially mine) will do justice to the things I've seen. This time, the spectacular falls of Iguaçu.
They can be visited from Brazil for an overview, and from Argentina for a walk right into the Devil's Throat. I'd recommend you do both! The scenery is breath-taking and the roar of the water falling on the rocks humbling. I felt like I was in the movie Lord of the rings. Every corner during the short hike in the surrounding forrest, I'd hear myself say "wow!!!" (for real) at the sight of the waterfalls.Hope the pics will help you see what it's like. Just imagine Elves and Orcs in there.
I just know I've seen hobbits hopping around...
Pantanal:
Located across the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, the Pantanal is the largest wetlands in the world. Its astounding biological diversity support a large number of animal species. A pretty crazy safari...I saw too many aligators for comfort, birds that I can't name, tree parasites, parasites of tree parasites, ant eaters, piranhas, spiders the size of a fist, you name it...
Now this piranha ended up fried in my plate.
Aligators like to suntan too.
Cormoran hunting.
This tree is actually a set of two parasites and one tree. Look at the three types of leaves... Three in one... Extreme.
A whole field of spider webs.
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