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you have been to Curicaca and you want to leave
your opinion in this section, send it to us together
with the pictures or documents you would like to
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| Drs.
Karin and Manfred Köster, Germany. |
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We
only had two days at Curicaca Wildlife Refuge but
we saw so many animals that this place will keep
in our minds for ever. This place is a must for
birders and at the moment still an insider’s
tip for nature lover. The accommodation is excellent
but you will not stay long at your room. Just walking
around the hotel premises you see so many birds,
it is just incredible. It was our first Lodge at
Pantanal and we saw in this two days half of our
bird list (200 bird species like macaw, potoo,
toucan, herons, egrets, owls, hummingbirds (difficult
ones..), woodpecker, woodcreeper, antshrike, tyrants
and amazing close curassow, guans, nunbirds, pygmy
kingfisher). There is a wonderful restaurant where
you can watch the animals around. There are Agutis,
Coatis and we were the most luckiest Paca watcher,
spending the beginning of the night quite in the
restaurant.
Tell me one place of Pantanal, were you can see
this shy, big, nocturnal and strange rodent?! The
monkeys (howlers, capuchin, tamarin) are easy to
see. You may not miss the amazing silent boat trip,
you will be punted in the boat and hope you are
as lucky as we were, we saw the tapir crossing
the lake, we saw the neotropical and the giant
otter playing around, popping out.
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During
the night trip we were so lucky to see the tamandua, which
I love most and of course crab eating foxes and crab eating
racoons. This place we saw the most reptiles (for example
tegus and lizards, not to mention the very close caimans).
The most impressing moment was when we walked along the
road and a huge puma jumped in front of our way, running
immediately along the road, away from us. My surprise
took too long, but at least I managed a bad picture for
evidence (my husband managed a nice video). The people
running the place are so kind and helpful; showing you
the exciting animals and taking care of all your wishes.
There was only one thing which I have “to complain”
about, I left the place so tired, because you do not get
time for sleep, it is just too exciting to look around.
I hope so much, that I will be able to come back one day,
then I will spend longer time at this remote, lovely place.
I want to say thank you for all the kindness from the
wonderful people who run the place! Thank you and good
luck for the future! |
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We
spent one week at Pantanal and we had the idea of staying
in 3 or 4 different lodges, but as we knew Curicaca, we stayed
there 6 of our 7 days.
There
are many reasons that have contributed for us to feel so comfortable
at Curicaca. First of all, it is owned by a Spanish family
who has made us feeling as at home, with all their details
and attentions. Second point, the accommodation (rooms, restaurant,
swimming pool, etc.) is excellent, very new and modern, comparable
in quality to any high level eco-lodge in Spain. Certainly,
it stands out from the rest of lodges in the area. The third
reason, maybe the most important one, is the astonishing area
where it is located. From the Transpantaneira road, there
are 3 Km to the lodge, along a path next to a channel where
birds and caimans dispute its shores. Reaching the lodge,
the landscape changes: huge trees and vegetation surround
the cottages, which are perfectly integrated with the nature
around. The owners have, above all, preserved the native area
the same as it was originally, which makes birds, mammals
and rest of wildlife being watched easily with no need to
move around so much. During the week we stayed there, the
following mammals were watched: puma (we didn’t have
that luck!), tapir, great and small anteaters, coati or aguti,
together with many reptiles and not frecuent bird species
like the Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui), the Blue-crowned
Motmot (Momotus momota) or the endangered Chestnut-bellied
Guan (Penelope ochrogaster). *I attach the complete bird list,
with my 140 watched species. During the canoe river-trips
it is possible to watch the giant otters (we did have that
luck!).
Definitively, Curicaca is a necessary visit for those who
go to Pantanal and, of course, where we are looking forward
to return.
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Manuel
Arribas' Bird List |
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