Iguazú Falls

Iguazú Falls

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July 25th 2006
From Buenos Aires I went to Iguazú near the border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. I visited the Iguazú Falls, a huge series of waterfalls with heights up to 82 metres. It's one of the widest series of waterfalls in the world and stretches over a length of 2.7 kilometres across from Argentina to Brazil, much larger than Niagara Falls. I went to see both sides on two different days. T ... read more

South America » Argentina » Misiones » Iguazú National Park

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more