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'[[Image:Esteros del Iberá.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Some lakes in the Iberá Wetlands, reflecting sunlight. Photographed from the [[International Space Station]].]] The '''Iberá Wetlands''' or '''Iberá Provincial Nature Reserve''' (in Spanish, '''''Esteros del Iberá''''', from [[Guaraní language|Guaraní]] ''ý berá'' "bright water") are a mix of [[swamp]]s, [[bog]]s, stagnant [[lake]]s, [[lagoon]]s, natural slough and courses of water in the center and center-north of the {{province|Corrientes|Argentina}}. The ''Esteros'' are the second-largest [[wetland]]s in [[world]] after [[Pantanal]] in [[Brazil]]. They are of pluvial origin, with a total area 15,000 to 20,000&nbsp;km². Since 1982, the wetlands are part of a protected area (the Iberá Natural Reserve), which comprises 13,000&nbsp;km² (14% of the surface area of Corrientes, the largest protected area in Argentina). Iberá is also one of the most important fresh water reservoirs in the continent. In 2002 an area of 245&nbsp;km² has been listed as a Wetland of International Importance under the [[Ramsar convention]].<ref>[http://ramsar.wetlands.org/Database/Searchforsites/tabid/765/language/en-US/Default.aspx Ramsar Database], retrieved 2009-09-28</ref> The Natural Reserve is known for its [[biodiversity]], including four species that have been declared "provincial natural monuments": the [[neotropical river otter]], the [[maned wolf]], the [[pampas deer]], and the [[marsh deer]]. It is also home to the two Argentine species of [[Alligatoridae|alligator]], the [[Yacare caiman]] (''yacaré negro'') and the [[broad-snouted caiman]] (''yacaré overo''), as well as the [[capybara]] (the world's largest [[rodent]]) and about 350 [[bird]] species. <gallery> Image:Carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Iberá.jpg|''[[Capybara|Carpincho]]'' at Iberá File:Esteros del Ibera Marshes.JPG|Esteros del Iberá Marsh File:Esteros del Ibera Laguna.JPG|Esteros del Iberá Lagoon </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} * [http://www.esterosdelibera.com/ '''General Information of Ibera'''] (in English and Spanish) * [http://www.ibera-argentina.com/ Irupé Lodge] (in English, Spanisch, Deutsch, Francais, Dutch) * [http://www.posadadelalaguna.com/ Posada de la Laguna] (in English, Spanish, Francais) * [http://www.iberaesteros.com.ar/ Posada Aguapé] (in Spanish) * [http://jastgou.blogspot.com/2008/05/ibera-wetlands-aka-guide-to-colonia.html Guide to Ibera and Carlos Pellegrini] (in English) {{coord|28.600|S|57.817|W|display=title|source:eswiki}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibera Wetlands}} [[Category:Wetlands of Argentina]] [[Category:Ramsar sites in Argentina]] [[Category:Geography of Corrientes Province]] [[Category:Guaraní words and phrases]] [[Category:La Plata basin]] [[Category:Protected areas of Argentina]] {{SouthAm-protected-area-stub}} [[gn:Yno'õ Y Vera]] [[de:Esteros del Iberá]] [[es:Esteros del Iberá]] [[fr:Esteros del Iberá]] [[it:Esteros del Iberá]] [[lt:Iberos pelkynai]] [[nl:Iberá moerassen]]'