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Dolphins in the estuary (Pontoporia blainvillei)

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The estuary of the Río de la Plata keeps secrets and treasures. One is the franciscana dolphin,  Pontoporia blainvillei.  This dolphin  inhabits the Uruguayan coast of Río de la Plata, and coastlines from southern Brazil to the Río Negro in Argentina.  It is small,  no more than 1.50 meters , brownish, short-sighted and moves slowly. It is a mystery, even to those who live on the coast of the estuary. There are very few of them. Unfortunately, they die in fishing nets, as it appeared in the media worldwide this February. El estuario del Río de la Plata guarda secretos y tesoros . Uno de ellos es el delfín franciscana ,  Pontoporia blainvillei.  Habita las costas uruguayas del Río de la Plata, y las costas marítimas desde el sur de Brasil hasta el Río Negro en Argentina. Es pequeño, no supera no más de  1,50 metro, amarronado, con poca visión y de desplazamiento lento. Es un misterio, hasta para los que vivimos en la costa ...

Silver estuary

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We often forget that the Rio de la Plata is a  estuary and as such has special characteristics, we must also consider its magnificence . It is the second world watershed drains an average flow 23,000 m3)  It is a huge body of fresh water that  mixes with the sea. Since December 2015 El Niño increased rains, and a large region of southern Brazil and northern Argentina and eastern plains flooded kilometers, displacing wetlands to camalotes. The water hyacinth (Echhornia crassipes) as floating islands charged different animals, who landed on shores of the estuary. Various reptiles including reptiles: poisonous snakes, lizards, arachnids (spiders and scorpions) and coypu (Myocastor coypus) ,. But the estuary shows another face. A few days ago it appeared in the San Isidro Nautical : a sea lion from Patagonia, which was helped to reach open water in the estuary bound to the sea ... the estuary joins the estuary on the coast of Buenos Aires and Montevideo to the tropics an...

Dakar in Argentina 2016

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An international rally, with its technology allows us to see images from the air of "Hudson pampas". It was many years since he ran, but they remain an immensity of land ... Un rally internacional, con su tecnología nos permite observar imágenes desde el aire de "las pampas de Hudson". Pasaron muchos años desde que él las recorrió, pero  ellas siguen siendo una inmensidad de tierra ... 

Yellow carpet (Iris pseudacorus)

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Van Gogh would loved this place. In September and October wetlands of Argentinian Plata estuary coast are covered in yellow: iris (Iris pseudacorus). The steeple lily has developed and occupies kilometers, length approximately 35 km of coastline 3-10 km wide floodplains, accompanying the marginal jungle. True, it is an invasive specie and moves to different native grasses, sedges and other species, but I get excited about its beauty. Also, these lilies let your benefit: purified water pollutants and heavy metals. Well, they add their beauty and compensate with a cleaning contaminated areas ... Van Gogh hubiera amado este lugar. En septiembre y octubre los humedales de la costa argentina del Estuario del Plata se cubren de amarillo : lirios (Iris pseudacorus) . El lirio espadaña se ha desarrollado y ocupa kilometros , aproximadamente 35 km de costa, largo,  por 3 a 10 km, de ancho de los terrenos inundables, acompañando a la selva marginal.  Es cierto, que es  u...

Extraño visitante (Mirounga leonina)

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It happened a week ago in the northern end of the bay Sanborombón in Punta Piedras. The estuary of the River Plate opened and it entered without knocking. A young elephant seal (southern pininípedo) 3 meters in length and 600 kilos of weight, typical of the southern sea areas off , came to explore "the Pampas" What a shock for cows ....! They would be very confused: What is this strange doing here? Ocurrió hace una semana en el extremo norte de la bahía de Sanborombón, en Punta Piedras. El estuario del Río de la Plata abrió sus puertas y él entró sin llamar. Un joven elefante marino (pininípedo austral) de 3 metros de longitud y unos 600 kilos de peso, propio de las zonas marítimas australes salió a explorar "las Pampas" :  ¡  Qué susto para las vacas .... ! Estarían muy confundidas : ¿ Qué hace este extraño aquí? 35° 27´S  56° 45´W   

Calbuco vulcano

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It is incredible but, the soil of the pampas keeps track of various volcanic eruptions that occurred 100 years ago. In the depth of soil layers, there are 2-5 cm of thick for several kilometers of horizontal development of ash and volcanic glass. Today, our short life leaves us witness this phenomenon. The Calbuco Volcano in Chile is active. It erupted twice in April, sending a cloud of ash that traveled 200 kilometers to settle in Buenos Aires and its surroundings: the pampas; just like 100 years ago ... Increíblemente, el suelo de las pampas guarda el registro de distintas erupciones volcánicas ocurridas hace 100 años. En la profundidad del suelo existen capas de 2 a 5 cm de espesor y de varios kilómetros de desarrollo horizontal de ceniza y vidrio volcánico. Hoy , nuestra corta vida nos deja presenciar este fenómeno. El volcán Calbuco , en Chile se encuentra activo . Erupcionó dos veces en abril, despidiendo una nube de cenizas que viajó 200 kilómetr...

Swallows (Phaeoprogne tapera)

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It is autumn time and they again went to live his eternal summer. They are the swallows that fly 10-12000 kilometers linking North America and South America.  Fourteen  species of them reach Argentina. The brown swallow (Phaeoprogne tapera) flies from the state of : California, USA to the provinces of  : Corrientes and Buenos Aires in Argentina; from the cities of San Juan Capistrano to the cities of Goya and Sierra de la Ventana. The swallows arrive at their destination in spring and men of all cultures and times are sensitized with at manifestations of nature. The brown swallows come in bright and noisy flocks. The natives, janeños, in the northern hemisphere called them "spirits of the air" and  the South native called in mapuche language  "pilmayquen" the bloom bird. Currently, in the different cities the migrate arrival is celebrated. In San Juan Capistrano the celebration is  on 19 March. I think that, the fox (Guy Williams) was also a swallow ...