Download or read book Bolivia - The Pantanal & Amazon Basin written by Vivien Lougheed and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pantanal covers over 81,000 square miles of wilderness, an area larger than Greece. It is considered the world's largest wetland and is one of the richest wilderness areas on the planet. The Pantanal spreads across Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. During the rainy season (October through March) Rio Paraguay floods the entire savannah, transforming the area into a huge swamp. Pantanal means "swamp" in Portuguese. However, during dry season the swamps disappear and the land becomes a savannah dotted with lakes and ponds. The canals formed by the river are destinations in themselves. T.