OCTOBER 1 2007
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Traveling to thePantanal
AmericanAirlines flies direct to both
SãoPaulo andRio de Janeiro. From
those cities, it’s a quick domestic flight to
CampoGrande or Cuiabá, both ofwhich
are gateways to thePantanal. Formore
information on visiting the region, take
a look at the followinggreen operators
that offer eco-sensitive trips to the area.
INTHEUNITEDSTATES
FocusTours
(505) 989-7193
INBRAZIL
NaturecoNatural Ecotours
011-55-65-3321-1001
Pantanal Explorer
011-55-65-3682-2800
American Way
contributing editor
KEVIN RAUB
is a Los
Angeles–based travel and entertainment journalistwhosework
appears regularly in
Travel + Leisure
,
Town & Country
, Lonely
Planet guidebooks, and other publications.
storks, and more,” says Russ Mittermeier,
president of Conservation International
and the author of the bible on the region,
Pantanal: South America’s Wetland Jewel
.
“The Pantanal, quite simply, is the best
place inSouthAmerica to viewwildlife.”
Unless you want to see a jaguar. I spent
amonth in the Pantanal, and on two occa-
sions, the elusive little kitties managed to
cross what would bemy path onlyminutes
before me. And at least once, I missed a
mother and two cubs by a few hours. Still,
I pray I’ll have a chance to view them an-
otherday.
has almost doubled in thepast 35years.
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The last of the
great independents.
The owner/operators
who give not only fine
beef but their hearts
aswell.
FORA FREE BROCHURE:
The Independent Retail
Cattleman’s Association
557Mt. Pleasant Road
Kingston Springs, TN 37082
Visit:
Grill 225
CHARLESTON, SC................843.266.4222
Proprietor:
NickPalassis
ExecutiveChef:
DemetreCastanas
McKendrick’s
SteakHouse
ATLANTA, GA.........................770.512.8888
Proprietors:
Claudia&DougMcKendrick,
RickCrowe
MetropolitanGrill
SEATTLE, WA...........................206.624.3287
Proprietor:
JoeMenzyk
Gene&Georgetti
CHICAGO, IL............................312.527.3718
Proprietors:
Tony &MarionDurpetti
Rainwater’s onKettner
SANDIEGO, CA.......................619.233.5757
Proprietors:
Laurel &PaddyRainwater
St. ElmoSteakHouse
INDIANAPOLIS, IN...................317.635.0636
Proprietors:
Steve&CraigHuse
III Forks
DALLAS, TX...........................972.267.1776
Proprietor:
Chris Vogeli
PALMBEACHGARDENS, FL 561.630.3660
Proprietors:
DanaBorders&MikeNazarian
Pierpont’s at UnionStation
KANSASCITY, MO...................816.221.5111
Proprietor:
RodAnderson
Vic Stewart’s
WALNUTCREEK, CA..............925.943.5666
(SAN FRANCISCO)
Proprietor:
JohnHerrington
Manny’s
MINNEAPOLIS,MN...................612.339.0201
Proprietors:
Phil Roberts, PeterMihajlov
&KevinKuester
