Flood plains in the Pantanal, Brazil (© Luciano Candisani/Minden Pictures)

【April 2 2015】The name for this massive South American alluvial plain, Pantanal, comes from the Portuguese word pântano, which translates roughly to “swamp.” And boy, they aren’t kidding. During the rainy season – November to March – as much as 80 percent of the Pantanal is submerged. So visit during the “dry” season, from around April to October, when the lower water levels make visible the vast array of wildlife in the region. In an area roughly ten times the size of the Everglades, there’s a lot to see here.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..