Paddling near Mercedes, Corrientes

Mercedes sits in the Corrientes province of northeastern Argentina, at the edge of the Iberá wetlands system — one of the largest freshwater ecosystems in South America. The area's paddling centers on calm lagoons, slow-moving rivers, and broad wetland channels where kayakers and canoeists move through landscapes dense with birds and wildlife. The waters near Mercedes are flatwater by nature, making them accessible to a wide range of paddlers.