Iguazu Falls

The falls are spectacular.  When you visit the Argentine side you are able to get closer to a greater number of the falls.  There are over two hundred different falls in total.  The park has been kept as natural as possible with excellent walkways to keep everyone off the vegetation.  You can only access twenty percent of the park as the rest is ecological reserve.  There are several different walking paths and you can view the falls from below and above the falls.

There is a large volume of water flowing over the falls that the spray comes up and everyone looks like they have just walked out of the shower.  The noise from the roar of the water makes it difficult to talk to another person.  Spend the whole day walking around the falls enjoying the wild life, people watching and the falls is an exceptional experience.

If you have the opportunity do visit the Brazilian side.  Check to see if you need a visa.  If you have not done this before you arrive it takes 72 hours.  When you go across the board you can see Paraguay from the bridge.  The three countries boarders meet just up river from the bridge.  On the Brazil side you can see the spray from the falls 15 Km away.  On this side of the falls you can only visit 10% of the park the rest is ecological reserve.  To access the park you ride an open double-decker bus that runs on battery power. 

The walk way is one direction and everyone slowly progresses down the switchback path with occasional views of the Argentine side.  This side gives you an excellent perspective of the actual size of the falls.  Near the end of the path everyone starts to put on cheap ponchos to walk out to the devils throat and get drenched by the spray.  The volume of water passing is incredible. When you look down to the bottom of the falls you see a beautiful rainbow that has formed from the spray droplets.  Walking to the end of the walk way you can take an elevator to the top or walk up the 119 stairs.

The falls will be something we will never forget and have enjoyed our time at Iguazu Falls.  Next we are off to the jungle lodge to view life in the rainforest of Argentina.

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