Carlos Pellegrini is just a small village with around 600 inhabitants, placed in the middle of nowhere it seems. It's quite a strenuous drive to get here, because of it's far from the two nearest cities Mercedes (to the south) and Posadas (the north). There is only one road connecting Carlos Pellegrini to those two. Most of it on a dirt road that's only accessible when it's dry. The bus tour from Mercedes takes 3 hours and the drive from Posadas takes about 4 hours. We started our journey in Posadas and had pre-booked the transport.The road was muddy, making it a challenging drive. So why did we want to visit Carlos Pellegrini? We wanted to visit the Esteros del Ibera National Park. This small village is one of the entrance points to the park that is home to the largest wetland area in Argentina and it's the second largest in South America. Rich in wildlife and one of the best places to get close to nature.
On our last day, after exploring the laguna and the wildlife, we did a walk around town. The town is small, but every house seems to be surrounded by a large garden / area with domestic animals. To walk one block therefore seems as walking a kilometer. All are dirt roads. The most amazing experience was to see domestic animals walk freely. This day we walked to the northern corner of town, to the cemetery. We passed several cows, horses, sheeps, chickens and geese along the road. Even the main reason to visit, is because of the wildlife, it's worth to take a walk along the streets in town.
Even it's a small place, there are lots of places to stay and plenty of restaurants too. Since Carlos Pellegrini is located by the border of Ibera Wetlands, there are lots of activities like walks along the shore of the lake. Boat trips and horse riding. We also did all the walks and saw lots of wildlife. In addition to a boat trip to get close to the wildlife like marsh deer, giant otters, monkeys, caimans, capybaras and more than 350 species of birds.
It you are looking for a small place where time seems to stand still, and at the same time feel close to nature, this must be the place.
Please do follow if you want to keep up with my next travel story. Any upvotes or reblogs are hugely appreciated!
Latest travel stories, check out :
The ruins of Villa Epecuén, an Argentine ghost town, buried under 10 meters of water for 25 year
U.J
Kristiansand, Norway
All the photoes are mine, Ulla Jensen (flickr, Instagram and facebook)
[//]:# (!pinmapple -28.53592 lat -57.17328 long A walk through the village of Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina d3scr)Read about us? // Main page!
Follow us for our street art contest and blogs about travel, art, photo, crypto & gaming
