This event will encompass 3 days. 2 of the three day were mostly travel. We flew to Igauzu because it would have been a 20 hour bus trip each way. That’s just too much for the limited time we have. We left Buenos Aires in the morning from the city airport, not the international airport. It was still a very busy airport but much closer to the center of BA. We arrived and checked into our hotel and did little more than hang out for the rest of the day.
The Igauzu Falls are considered one of the Natural Wonders of the World. Of course, designations like this are open to debate and but I would concur that the Igauzu Falls are spectacular. I don’t know, maybe Niagara had a higher vertical drop but the thing about Igauzu is the number of falls spread out over a massive area. Other than an aerial photo you cannot capture the number and magnitude of the falls. It is a huge river that is spread out and falls over a lot of cliffs. The falls are located on the border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. You can take a boat trip where you can see all three countries. (We didn’t take that trip.)
It was a very spectacular experience. Yes, there were a lot of tourists from all over the world. The place is a huge cash cow for Argentina. At the end of our tour several of us elected to take a boat tour that would take us under the falls. We knew we were going to get wet but we didn’t really expect to get soaked as much as did. Still, it was worth it.
Just a part of the Falls.
Amazing!
All of this is from the Argentina side. Some say that the Brazil side is better.
In the afternoon we took a boat ride that took us right up to the falls. I knew we would get wet but I didn’t realize we would get soaked. Getting right up to the falls gives a feeling of the power. I’ll post some photos when I get them off of the waterproof camera.
This guy has the best scam going in the park. There is large rock there and people drop coins onto it. Mr. Huge Catfish is raking it all in.
The boat trip to the lower edge of the falsl was designed to be awesome. Until you get close to the power of the water you can’t really appreciate it. I can remember when we visited Niagara Falls. From the Canadian side you can go under the falls through a cave. At one point the wall has been cut through so that you can see the falls from behind. The feeling of power of the water is overwhelming. Yes, we got soaked.
A view of the falls from the boat on the lower river.