So, we have finally made it, to the land of caipirinhas, where the beaches are hot and the men and women even hotter (yes, I admit it) We arrived yesterday after our spectacular days in Iguazu and the falls. We did a 6km hike the next day and which ended at a waterfall where screaming American teenagers made us do a quick about-face, but where we enjoyed 'nature'. After much consulting of our Lonely Planet and emails to my ex-student in Sao Paulo, we decided to head to Florianopolis in Brazil for a bit of beach life for a few days. This meant a 12 hour or so bus from Iguazu. First we had to get a local bus from Iguazu to the border. The bus waited for us while we went through the migration process
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