Iguaçu Falls, Argentina
25° 40' S 54° 26' W
Jul 03, 2007 22:53
Distance 22km

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The Argentina Side of Foz do Iguacu -Day 8 of 92

Today, Tuesday we left the hotel at 9 for a full day on the Argentina side of the falls.  We had a driver who knew his way around but did not speak English (our guide did not join us), but this was not a problem.

The Argentina side of the falls is very well planned and organized, with trains, buses and well marked paths.  After a short walk you can hear the falls.  They have built out on the top of the falls concrete and steel path ways that go right to the edge.  As started at the top. we got to look down some of the many falls.  The spray and mist is something but I was prepared as I had a poncho to keep me dry.  Shot several photos.  The challenge with the falls is there is so much to see and they are so spectular that each new view points makes you wonder why you were impressed with the prior point (or the Brazilian side, other than for perspective it has little to offer compared to the Argentine side).  Wondered long many pathways, each offering a different view and/or fall.  Eventually after 3 hours we were at the bottom of the falls.  Here we got on a zodiac and went right into the centre of some of the falls.  If you did not have a rain coat you got absolutely soaked.  Took so many photos and video, it will be a wonderful challenge to summarize today into a few photos.

What I will say is that the fall of Iguacu are ABSOLUTELY one of the most spectular and impressive natural sites I have even seen (sorry Niagara Fall, you are not in the same league). A 18 hour bus ride was rewarded with a awesome example of nature and beauty.  Seeing is believing!!!

In the evening we went to a show of south American dance, it was very well done.  What is care this that Brazilians have music in their bones, the dancers and audience really get into it.  Seeing the tango and samba done properly is something.  End to a very good day.

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