So Now You Know
Villa Ventana, in the Province of Buenos Aires, along with Goya, in the Province of Corrientes, are destinations preferred by the cliff swallows that return to Capistrano this time of year. This has encouraged the local settlers and neighbor associations to build several monuments as a tribute to these beautiful birds.
In the case of Villa Ventana, the monument to honor the swallows lies at the entrance of the city, next to the provincial route which joins it with Sierra de la Ventana. In the case of Goya, the monument lies on the banks of the Paraná River, where the species nests every year.
The Indians that populated these mountains in the nineteenth century gave it the Mapuche name of “pilmayquen”, which means “spring bird” or “flowering period bird”, as in the southern hemisphere this is the season when everything blooms again and the harvest begins.
Villa Ventana is bordered by the Belisario and Las Piedras Creeks. Thousands of swallows may be watched as they feed on small insects hatching over the surface of both water courses. These insects are part of the diet that gives them back their strength in order to continue with the long journey commanded by their instinct.
They travel 13 thousand kilometers in each migratory flight and each swallow can experience almost ten flights during their lifetime.
In the case of Villa Ventana, the monument to honor the swallows lies at the entrance of the city, next to the provincial route which joins it with Sierra de la Ventana. In the case of Goya, the monument lies on the banks of the Paraná River, where the species nests every year.
The Indians that populated these mountains in the nineteenth century gave it the Mapuche name of “pilmayquen”, which means “spring bird” or “flowering period bird”, as in the southern hemisphere this is the season when everything blooms again and the harvest begins.
Villa Ventana is bordered by the Belisario and Las Piedras Creeks. Thousands of swallows may be watched as they feed on small insects hatching over the surface of both water courses. These insects are part of the diet that gives them back their strength in order to continue with the long journey commanded by their instinct.
They travel 13 thousand kilometers in each migratory flight and each swallow can experience almost ten flights during their lifetime.
