Summer 2023 in Formosa: everything you need to know about Bañado la Estrella
It’s a geographically large wetland which has 400 thousand hectares of complete nature. It has: natural ecosystems where species of native wild animals (many endangered) and an incalculable diversity of flora which can be observed in different activities. And the sociocultural aspect is linked to the different communities originating -as Pilagá, Wichí and Toba– who live in the Bathed the Star.
It is formed from the successive overflows of the pilcomayo river at the end of the decade of 1940. And part of the marsh is crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn and the mean annual temperature is 23.
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Visits: when is it recommended to go?
- January to March: the water reaches its maximum flow due to the influence of Andean rains. It is time to take advantage of the nautical walks in the landfill area or in the Fortín La Soledad area.
- from april to september: It is considered a good time for sailing.
- From October to december: It is usually the period of greatest drought, which makes it possible to explore it in vehicles, on horseback or even on foot.
To the side of the Provincial Route 28Course to the hillsappear original villages pilagá with the school and the health center, where they speak in mother tongue and they live in new material houses.
The Landfill and Fort La Soledad
The Bathed can be traveled while carrying out different activities, either through the navigation through its watershe sighting of its fauna and flora, visits to the aboriginal and creole communitiesand the photo safarisamong other.
One of the spaces to live these experiences is the dumplocated 45 kilometers from the hills. Being the site with the easiest access, it is a waterway work built in 2012 for water management through a gate system.
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There they usually go fishermen that settle on the bridge on the banks of the bathed. Many are accompanied by their families to have picnics, mateadas and observe the experience of the fish jumping in the unevenness. the dump it’s a water mirror with dry logs. On its branches, birds like herons and biguásgiving away images of postcards.
The other unmissable corner of the bathing area is Fortin La Soledad. A small place that was formed as a result of the floods. It is located 65 kilometers from the hills and is accessed by a dirt road.
The fortin grew as The Bathed began to gain spaces. Today they live around 80 producing families of cows, pigs, goats, sheep and orchards. It is a place to know, visit and live the experience of connect with nature.
How to get to Bañado la Estrella?
Access through La Lomitas
The best way to get there from the city of Formosa is to take the route 81 until the hills, it is 300 kilometers. From the hills follow the route 28 (paved) heading north for 35 kilometers where the marsh appears on one side of the road. From the route you can see different species of birds, capybaras and alligators.
Access through Fortín La Soledad
He other access to the bathed the star with your own vehicle is from the town of Fortin La Soledad, 70 kilometers from Las Lomitas. From this population you must take the route 32 heading north, in this case this section of approximately 30 kilometers is unpaved. Here, too, the route crosses the marsh and you can observe the flora and fauna of the place.
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Access from Laguna Yema
is the access less used and about which there is less information and knowledge. From Yoma Lagoon you should take the route 37 unpaved, and the marsh is crossed after 30 kilometers.
Source: Ambito
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