This is a place where land floats on water;
where caimans soak in the shallows, and capybaras graze on flowers;
where marsh deer nestle in tall grasses, and otters weave through the lagoons.
This watery paradise of islands, lakes and marshes,
planted with lilies and willows, ceibas and palms,
is a Mecca for birds.
And on the shore dart foxes, wildcats and wolves.
This is a place of magic.
Photograph: Fabian Laghi
Ibera Wetlands, Corrientes, Argentina