I won’t be able to look at another waterfall the same way again. The Iguazu Falls are that incredible. Aside from the August freshies at Cerro Catedral, this was the highlight of the trip. The pictures aren’t going to do justice to the awesomeness, you’ll have to go see for yourself.
We took two days at the park, and there was a serious tropical rainstorm before the second day, so the water was much higher than normal. It flooded this trail we went hiking on and was running over the bridge.
No pasar? No problem.
The good news is that the friendly snakes can’t cross the dotted-line forcefield:
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The Falls make up a 2.7 km wide path of the Iguazu river dropping-off on the border of Argentina and Brazil. The centerpiece of the park is the Garganta del Diablo (Devil’s Throat). Water crashes down from a U-shaped circle into a deep basin. We were just getting soaked by the spray and couldn’t hear a thing. The sound and the fury.
It was hypnotic to watch. So powerful. This is what 500,000 gallons a second looks like.
Each individual falls is known as a salta, which roughly translates to “jump.” Not a great idea. Although according to the Lonely Planet, you used to be able to hire a local to take you in a rowboat right to the top edge of the falls and paddle against the current. But then one rower got too tired and ruined it for everyone on board, so you can’t do that anymore.
Close up.
Yeah there were a lot.
Definitely worth the trip!
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