PHOTOGRAPH: JUAN RAMÓN DÍAZ COLODRERO
Argentinian authorities have just designated a large northeastern swath of the country’s wetlands, forests and grasslands as protected, creating the Iberá National Park. The country’s biggest, the park is home to 4,000 species of lora and fauna, including South America’s largest cat, the jaguar (right), reintroduced here in 2011. Other rewilding projects are reestablishing tapirs and greenwinged macaws. The creation of the park is a huge boost to such eforts, as well as preserving the environment for travellers to explore. And, as if you need more reason to plan a trip, Argentina was named one of our top-value destinations in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2019.