Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This my second day in Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park and thus another panorama (large image - click to see) of the incredible formations named Cidade de…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This is a tiny fraction of the plateau which is the water source for Pantanal in Brazil - the largest wetland in the world. A major reason this has managed to…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a tiny fraction of this plateau, which is a rainmaker responsible for one of the natural wonders of the world - the…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This is the Véu de Noiva, a beautiful waterfall that is protected by the inaccessible and very deep gorge. Getting to the Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a tiny fraction of the plateau which is the water source for Pantanal in Brazil - the largest wetland in the world. This…


Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus)

Curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus)

The only encounter with curl-crested Jay (Cyanocorax cristatellus) during my short stay inside Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park. Unfavourable background,…


Pantanal Cicada 01

Pantanal Cicada 01

To my ears there was only one species of Cicada playing - this one. I found them everywhere - high and low like here on the trunk of a tree just a couple of…


Itatiaia National Park

Itatiaia National Park

Wherever there's a crack in the rock plants grow, albeit stunted and bonsai-like as seen here. Do you see the Caracara? Altitude: 2460 metres.


Pico das Agulhas Negras

Pico das Agulhas Negras

The plateau is at around 2400 metres altitude and is very wet, soggy and bog-like, as you can see from this picture there is lot's of water during the rainy…


Pico das Agulhas Negras

Pico das Agulhas Negras

Even though I never got a full view of the Pico das Agulhas Negras I was not disappointed as the clouds gave it an even more dramatic look than with a blue…