Iguazu Falls

We were lucky enough to grab some relatively cheap flights up to Iguazu to see the famous waterfalls - can´t come to Argentina and not see them if you ask me. So off we flew, back to the jungle. After the overcast weather of the previous few days we were pleased to get back to blue skies and 35 degree temperatures.

Iguazu Falls marks the bordor between Argentina and Brazil, about 1600 km north of Buenos Aires. If we hadn´t flown it would´ve taken about 3 weeks on the bus. Having been to Niagra Falls in the US of A many years ago, I was expecting something very grand. We weren´t dissappointed. Its not the size of the falls that is impressive (a measely 70 odd metres) it´s the number. With over 250 indivdual falls the sheer expanse of the place didn´t fail to impress.
The first day we observed them up-close and personal on the Argentinian side, including a boat ride under some of them (during which we got thoroughly drenched to the skin). The second day was spent on the Brazilian side of the river, where a better full-scale panoramic view can be taken.

Being in the jungle, some of the wildlife was excellent to boot. There is a specie of bird that lives behind a lot of the falls that just wizzed around them, indifferent to deafening noise and oblivious of the 2,000 or so tourists pottering about.

Noisy, impressive, wet and pretty as a peach. Glad I went.