The only road running through this region runs over a series of wooden bridges from Pocone to Porto Jofre, though it was planned to run to the city of Corumba.
The only road running through this region runs over a series of wooden bridges from Pocone to Porto Jofre, though it was planned to run to the city of Corumba. This region is bounded by the Chiquitano forests to the northwest and by the cerrado plains to the northeast. Threats to the vitality of this region include coffee plantations called fazendas and gold mining operations that would bleed mercury into the water. This region is located mostly in the state of (*) Mato Grosso do Sul, and it covers an expanse of roughly 70,000 square miles. For 15 points, identify this region shared between parts of Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay, the world's largest wetland. 
The only road running through this region runs over a series of wooden bridges from Pocone to Porto Jofre, though it was planned to run to the city of Corumba.
Pantanal