Iguazu Falls

On the border between Brazil and Argentina (and Paraguay nearby) lie South America’s biggest waterfalls. It consists of 275 separate falls covering a distance of about 3km. We spent a day on the Brazil side first before moving into Argentina.

The Brazil side is pretty spectacular, allowing you to stand back and get a good wide view of the whole place, while also allowing you to get close to the actual falls. They’ve constructed little trails that lead you upriver and as you progress along, more and more falls are revealed to you, eventually bringing you to the biggest of them all, El Garganta del Diablo (“the Devil’s throat”).

After having visited the Brazilian side, it was hard to imagine what more the Argentinean side might have to offer. But we were not disappointed. The Argentinean side brings you right up close to the various falls, allowing you to peer over the edge and watch the water spill right over. The view of the Devil’s throat is amazing. It is difficult to describe the sheer volume of water that pours over the edge and the constant thundering sound as it hits the bottom. You don’t actually see the bottom because of the large mist cloud that forms there. It’s amazing that the lake feeding the waterfall hasn’t emptied itself yet there is just so much water falling....and this is apparently the “dry” season for the falls!