La Mesopotamia, Región Mesopotámica or Litoral ("Littoral") is the humid and verdant area of north-east Argentina, comprising the provinces of Misiones, Entre Ríos and Corrientes. The landscape and its characteristics are dominated by the two rivers, the Paraná River and the Uruguay River, which give the area its name (Greek: Μεσοποταμία "land between rivers"). Parts of the neighbouring provinces of Formosa, Chaco and Santa Fé share Mesopotamia's features, as do neighbouring Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. A littoral is the region near the shoreline of a body of fresh or salt water. ... Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Argentine provinces ... Overlooking the Paraná River from Encarnación, Paraguay. ... The Uruguay River (Spanish: Rio Uruguay) is a river in South America. ... Map of Argentina highlighting Formosa province Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Chaco Region. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Chaco Province is in the north of Argentina, near the border of Paraguay. ...

Mesopotamia has some of the most popular tourist attractions in Argentina, principally the Iguazú Falls and the Iguazú National Park, and the Jesuit monasteries in Misiones. The Esteros de Iberá in Corrientes are an extensive area of flooded forest similar to Brazil's Pantanal. Iguaçu Falls Iguazu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu, Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú IPA ) are waterfalls of the Iguaçu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná (in the Southern Region) and the Argentinian Province of Misiones. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ... The Pantanal is a vast wetland area covering portions of Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia. ...

The region is part of the Brazilian central plateau. The whole region has high rainfall, particularly in August and September, up to 2,000 mm annually. Misiones in the northern part of Mesopotamia is largely covered by sub-tropical forest, with alligators, toucans and monkeys. Fast decomposition of organic matter gives the area a red soil with only a thin fertile layer that can easily be washed away. Corrientes is marshy and wooded, with low hills. Entre Ríos is covered with fertile pasture land stretching into Uruguay. Species Alligator mississippiensis Alligator sinensis Alligator is a genus of the Alligatoridae family of crocodile-like reptiles. ... Genera Aulacorhynchus Pteroglossus Baillonius Andigena Selenidera Ramphastos Toucans (in Portuguese: Tucano, Spanish: Tucán) are tropical near passerine birds from South America. ... Cynomolgus Monkey at Batu Caves, Malaysia Monkeys, Mori Sosen (1749-1821) A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. ...

The flora of Mesopotamia includes the yatay palm, protected in the El Palmar National Park, and the Araucaria angustifolia ('Paraná pine'). Tree ferns, orchids and large trees are seen. Binomial name Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol. ... Tree Fern refers to any fern that grows with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level. ... Orchid re-directs here; for alternate uses see Orchid (disambiguation) Genera Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. ...

Yerba maté is grown largely in Mesopotamia; 180,000 hectares of Misiones are devoted to its productions. The region is also important for cattle and sheep, poultry, linseed, tobacco, citrus and rice. Yerba mate - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Binomial name Linum usitatissimum L. Linnaeus, 17?? Common flax (also known as linseed) is a member of the Linaceae family, which includes about 150 plant species widely distributed around the world. ... Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of 2002-08-28 Tobacco () is a broad-leafed plant of the nightshade family, indigenous to North and South America, whose dried and cured leaves are often smoked (see tobacco smoking) in the form of...

Gualeguaychú in Entre Ríos is popular for its Carnival at the beginning of Lent. Corrientes is also known for its carnival celebrations and is a centre of music and festivals generally: the chamamé music style has recently seen a resurgence in poularity. Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival parade is a public celebration, combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. ... In Western Christianity, Lent is the period preceding the Christian holy day of Easter. ...