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Black Lagoon _"El potrerillo" | Known Also as “Laguna de los Difuntos "(Lagoon of the Deceased ) for the big quantity of skeletons, graves and vessels of natives' mud (Minuanes) found in his surroundings. Come on! ...Let's take this way up to the wharf in front of the entry in Km 302 of Route 9. Let's board a barge to sail along the 17.500 hectares of this water mirror. It is a big reservation in the world of fresh water with a highest grade of purity. His depth reaches five meters as maximum. We reach the pier of “El Potrerillo ", in company of an experienced guide, which takes us for the Footpath of “Interpretation of the Bow “up to the Biological Station of "Potrerillo de Santa Teresa", inaugurated in December, 1995. It is a protected area, property of the MVOTMA, located in the Reservation of Biosphere Areas of marshland of the East, declared by the UNESCO in 1976. Relate to the Scientist genetics experimentation of the region‘s biodiversity .It is used for the recuperation of indigenous species of fauna and flora in danger of extinction, As it is Internationally important, especially for aquatic bird’s Habitat ,its definite well targets of conservation, fitted to internationally recognized criteria. There are 715 hectares of ecology with marshland’s areas, indigenous mounts, prairies and coasts of white sand You will see the real local proprietors: “carpinchos” , tattoo, rheas, lizards, deer, bats, and discover how the foxes contribute to the proliferation of the palm trees. | |||||||
Photo By Karo | ||||||||