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Esteros de Farrapos<\/span><\/h1>","short_description":"The Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del R\u00edo Uruguay National Park is a system of river wetlands, islands and islets that are permanently or temporarily flooded as a result of the Uruguay River floods.","description":"
On its margins there are elevations that reach between two and three meters in height, on which tree vegetation develops with a great variety of species that cushion the effect of the river's floods. It stands out for its high degree of naturalness, the diversity of its environments and its role in the prevention and control of floods, the protection of the shores of the Uruguay River and as a breeding site for priority species for conservation and commercial value, where several ecosystems coexist: marshes, swamps, natural countryside, the forest and riparian scrub -generator of a biological corridor-. And the open woodland park with its associated carob and blanqueales, giving place to an important diversity of bird species, some of them -threatened at national and regional level-, as the dragon and three species of capuchins. The islands are also breeding and wintering grounds for Nearctic and neotropical migratory species, which has led to their recognition as a Ramsa site. Among the mammals, it is worth mentioning that this area is home to one of the two faithfully documented records of the aguar\u00e1 guaz\u00fa, the largest native canid in danger of extinction.\r\nA protected area between two historic towns <\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe National Park is developed between two populated centers, Nuevo Berl\u00edn to the south and San Javier to the north, this last one originated from an old colony of Russian immigrants that arrived in the country in 1913 and that, still today, conserves some of its traditions.\r\n\r\nNuevo Berl\u00edn is located 45 kilometers from Fray Bentos, accessed by National Route N\u00ba 20. The town has the Nuevo Berl\u00edn river station, for the development of recreational nautical activities on the Uruguay River, with a tourist information center, restrooms and public changing rooms.<\/article>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nAccess through two population centers<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe National Park is developed between two populated centers, Nuevo Berl\u00edn to the south and San Javier to the north, this last one originated from an old colony of Russian immigrants that arrived in the country in 1913 and that, still today, conserves some of its traditions.\r\n\r\nNuevo Berl\u00edn is located 45 kilometers from Fray Bentos, accessed by National Route N\u00ba 20. The town has the Nuevo Berl\u00edn river station, for the development of recreational nautical activities on the Uruguay River, with a tourist information center, restrooms and public changing rooms.\r\nSuggested activities in the area from New Berlin<\/strong>\r\n1. Bird watching. In the quietness of the morning the possibilities of observing more birds increase. We suggest you bring binoculars.\r\n\r\n2. Hiking: the protected area offers different proposals for walks.\r\n\r\nLa Yeguada\" trail, land and canoe tours.\r\nEstimated time: 90 minutes\r\nDifficulty: Low\r\n\r\n3. Boat trips around the islands.\r\n\r\n4. Fishing trips.\r\n\r\nIf you decide to enter through this locality, we suggest you contact the Tourist Information Center of the Nuevo Berl\u00edn River Station at Tel. 4568 27 06 or the Tourism League of Nuevo Berl\u00edn:  <\/span>ligaturismonuevoberlin@gmail.com<\/a>.\r\n\r\nIf you choose to enjoy the protected area from the town of San Javier, you must access from Km 65 of the National Route N\u00ba 24, and drive 15 km along a departmental road. Another alternative is to enter through the northern access at Km 22 of National Route 24. Once there, you must travel 19 kilometers on a local road.\r\n\r\nSuggested activities from San Javier:<\/strong>\r\n1. Bird watching. In the quietness of the morning the possibilities of observing more birds increase. We suggest you bring binoculars.\r\n\r\n2. Recorrido n\u00e1utico. Los boteros son los que realizan estos recorridos, entre las islas del r\u00edo Uruguay.\r\n\r\n3. Hiking: the protected area offers different hiking proposals. One of them is the Puerto Viejo Trail\r\n\r\nTotal length of the trail: 2 KM.\r\nEstimated time: 90 minutes\r\nDifficulty: Low\r\n\r\nIn this case, we suggest you contact the Municipality of San Javier at Tel: (+598) 4569 2077 and by e-mail: <\/span>turismo.sanjavier@rionegro.gub.uy<\/a>.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/article>","primary_image":"[{\"id\":3136,\"url\":\"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/esteros.jpg\"}]","secondary_image":"[]","gallery_images":"[]","enable_map":"1","coord_lat":"","coord_lng":"","locations":"-32.723076602087005,-58.12056879619896","department":"Rio Negro","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places\/3135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/places"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"place-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uruguaynatural.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place-categories?post=3135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}