Gauchos on a traditional Argentinian cattle farm, Estancia San Juan de Poriahu, Ibera Wetlands, Corrientes Province, Argentina, South America

Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), Ibera Wetlands (Ibera Marshes), a marshland area in Corrientes Province, Argentina, South America

Piranha fishing in the Ibera Wetlands, Estancia San Juan de Poriahu, Corrientes Province, Argentina, South America

Gauchos on a traditional Argentinian cattle farm, Estancia San Juan de Poriahu, Ibera Wetlands, Corrientes Province, Argentina, South America

Gauchos work with cattle at Estancia Ibera, Esteros del Ibera, Corrientes Province, Argentina

Laguna Ibera, Esteros del Ibera, Corrientes Province

A Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) or "Sirir Vientre Negro", walks along the shallows on the edge of a floating island in Laguna Ibera, Ibera Natural Reserve, Esteros del Ibera, Corrientes Province, Argentina

A Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) or "Yacar_ Negro" basks in the sun among vegetation on a the edge of a floating island in Laguna Ibera, Ibera Natural Reserve, near Colonia Carlos Pelligrini, Corrientes Province, Argentina

A group of baby Capybaras (hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) or "carpinchos", huddle together near a path at Estancia Rincon del Socorro, Esteros del Ibera, Corrientes Province, Argentina. The estancia, once a working cattle ranch, is being converted into a nature preserve and is a haven for all kinds of birds and wildlife.

A Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) or "Cardenal comun" perches on a cactus at Estancia Rincon del Socorro, Corrientes Province

Laguna Ibera, Esteros del Ibera, Corrientes Province