For luck a splendid day, with some resolana, would not prevent us to carry out the trip and for we contacted it Fredy Iznardo - guide of adventure tourism - who takes charge of carrying out this type of expeditions for the delta of the Paraguay.

We are in being at noon in the nautical nursery "Costa Brava". Of there we would leave to navigate to carry out an embarked photographic safari.

Located in the street Rosa Vera Insfran of Molina Nº 51, the nursery has two wide intrigues with capacity to harbor more than 300 crafts, two hoist for the smallest and bigger movement of boats, a floating hall door with mooring and an electric elevator for the one thrown away of the same ones, for what we deduced quickly that we won't have to make force to lower our boat.

To eat to the vera of the Paraguay is an unique sensation. The warm breeze of the wind that gets off the north, the sound of the water that hits to the different yachts that are on the mooring, the view loaded by the multiple fishing boats that are watered by the river, more the exquisite aroma that said goodbye to the regional plate that we were consuming, made us to relax ourselves before that waited.

Before it invaded us the typical heaviness of the digestion, Fredy arrived with all the energy and the cordiality that it characterized it during the expedition so that we prepared to the adventure. With him their cousin came Javier - "Jopy" - that takes charge of giving him a "manito" during the voyages.

Fredy Iznardo is a, formoseño of pure stump, and in love with its profession, it takes more than ten years like guide of adventure tourism traveling the river Paraguay and its tributaries. "For me there is not like a voyage in canoe, shoveling for the riachos, in the middle of contact with the nature, the mother's forest sounds are listened that magically captures us" - says of Mexican ballad, with that tune Argentinean half and Paraguayan half, common in people that lives in contact with people of the neighboring country.

The boat rents it to Enrique Sierra, partner manager of "Costa Brava" who took charge personally of lowering it for the electric elevator. "Andá slowly Fredy, mirá that tenés the fair naphtha for the walk that will make" - advises. But Fredy likes speed, and paying remiss, first attention takes us up river toward the Port of Formosa and in that way we make a quick passing in front of the building of Prefecture, the air mirador and the tannin factory.

Of the other side of the coast is Alberdi, a Paraguayan town that has as main economic resource the sale of cared products or of imitation.

We veer 360 grades and now yes, with south direction we go into in the mysterious river Paraguay that is born in the area of the I Kill Grosso (Brazil), and about 2300 kms travel until their outlet in the River of the Silver. It has excellent places, mainly in their costs to possess big banks of sand. The area is very converged for the practice of the fishing in its different specialties.

The craft that took us is a helmet standard fisherman that allows Fredy to have a lot of maneuverability. It possesses a motor of 35 Hp, double floor for bigger security, two armchairs and a cigar store in prow. For our tranquility we were also provided of vests lifeboat.

The journey that we make is of a total of 25 kilometers, our destination was to navigate for the riacho and the Island of Gold, then for the riacho 9 of Julio, to go by the Lagoon Goose, where is the second reservation of biosphere of the county and finally to know the riacho Pykysyry.

During the itinerary we repair in the intense green of the forests in gallery prepared on the riverside. In the glasses of some trees we could sight howling monkeys or "carayas" and to the Moorish herons that got scared with the sound of the motor and in a frightened flight they allowed us to see the splendor of their wings.

As we abandon the river Paraguay they were happened one after other the different embocaduras of the riachos. Almost without realizing we pass in front of the Island of Gold, called this way because it is believed that in their retreat during the Guerra of the Triple Alliance, the Paraguayan army left buried a great quantity of ingots of gold for the area. Myth or reality, the certain thing is that the place is unforgettable and it presents a coast with deep ravines, ideals for the sport fishing of pacú, surubí, manguruyú and corvine.

During the itinerary we cross more than 50 crafts, all with their company dedicated to the fishing and the greeting, and I say to the greeting because we didn't reach to pass them that people in their interior, very nice, by the way, prepared happily to greet us with both hands also giving us their smile.

After financing several minutes, where we fascinate to each instant for the tonalities of the trees and the sounds of the insects, and we avoid millions of camalotes that walked to the drift, we arrive at the Lagoon Goose, where it can take advantage all the natural resources, but always taking the necessary recaudos for not altering the ecosystem of the place. We turn off the motor and we prepared to "to listen the silence", only interrupted by the sound of the maté tereré when this was empty.

On the coast of the lagoon is the camping site "Curuzú the girlfriend" that, besides a sector to camp, it has sanitariums, season kiosk and area to carry out beach sports.

After resting some instants, Fredy put the prow again with south address, heading for the riacho Pykysyry, called this way to derive of the word Guarani pyky, "small fish" and syry, "speedy or quick", since the area has the presence from a similar pececito to a bagre but smaller that develops a remarkable speed in the water.

In front of the riacho is the Camping site, Hostel and Stay The Florida that possesses all the services for some days to pass in the region according to the guest's likes and offers an excellent variety of regional plates. To consent for earth to the place the Route Nac it should be trafficked. Nº 11 and to bend in the local road that Aquino goes to Colony.

For that the last rays of the day gave us then an unforgettable farewell.

We begin to return and in the distance, the orange west was reflected on the calms waters of the Paraguay. The satisfaction for the obtained perspective of the area, more the relax that leaves a sailing day in the body, is without doubts the best antidote against the possible estrés that one can bring of the great city.