Guaycolec Estate

Twenty kilometers from Formosa, there is the private nature reserve Guaycolec Estate. Locals call it a station, so its name sounds in translation from Spanish. The first settlers of this area Indian nomads of the payagua tribe, who were hunting and fishing. 

In 1981, the Guaycolec Estate reserve was created here, also called Guaycolec Rescue Centre. It was part of the traditional regional company Pilaga S.A. Ganadera of crop production.  Now, the reserve of about 25 thousand hectares is the property of Bellamar Estancias S.A., the private company protecting and reproducing wild species that are threatened with extinction. Every day, national park rangers, veterinarians and zoo technicians work in the park. Besides, students and professors of the National Formosa University come here to help.

The park has several special walking and driving routes. The world of flora is represented by swamps, flooded meadows, palm groves, and forests. Thousands of tourists come here every year to see this. But they are also attracted by the world of rare birds and animals. Many of these species were brought to the Guaycolec Estate and rescued from poachers. The employees of the reserve are happy to share stories of their pets, who live here side by side, as in the wild, in their natural habitat. Only there you can listen to the loud gnashing of small rodents’ teeth, see nocturnal monkeys, living in the hollows, or a maned wolf included in the Red Book.

The Guaycolec Estate is a perfect place for ornithologists and bird lovers. The park is inhabited by 300 bird species, including the endangered pennant-tailed tyrant.