26 + 27 Dec –
Iguazu Falls
The Iguazu
Falls
(pronounced Iguacu
) are on the Argentine/Brazilian
border. This is where they filmed “The
Mission”. They are one of the
great waterfalls in the world, higher and much wider than
Niagara
.
An average of 1700m3 of water flows every second over 70m,
along 275 falls spread over a 3km crescent. Almost
all the falls lie on the Argentine side, though the most impressive views are
from the Brazilian side. Some of the falls, including the spectacular ‘Devil's
Throat’, can be explored by a network of catwalks. The Iguazu
National
Park is also renowned for its variety of
tropical flora, birds (440 species including toucans,
parrots and a swift that darts in and out of the thundering water).
They are surrounded by tropical forests which are home
to much wildlife, including jaguars, pumas, coatis (a raccoon type animal),
capuchin monkeys, opossums, tapirs, agoutis and foxes. We
just missed seeing the monkeys, but did see many of the birds, butterflies, and
coatis. And we climbed up the side
of the falls Robert De Niro climbed in “The
Mission”.
See our
photos from Iguazu:
Falls day 1, Argentinean side
Falls day 2, Brazilian side
Kathy, Andy, Coatis, vultures, and plates made from
butterfly wings (tacky to say the least)
View from our hotel room
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