Guiratinga

Guiratinga lies in the upper country of the Rio das Garças, a tributary of the Araguaia in eastern Mato Grosso. The river crosses a landscape of cerrado woodland and grassland before joining the Araguaia farther north. The name Guiratinga refers to the white heron, a bird associated with the region's waters. Its river valleys connect the interior plateau with the broad Araguaia basin.