The Devil's throat

Day 164 - Arriving in Buenos Aires for the third time

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December 13th 2006
Being clever so-and-sos we saved the best for last at the Iguazu Falls. This morning we caught the first bus to the park and we headed towards something called the Devil’s Throat. A mini-train transports all the tourists to the beginning of the walkway, and they obviously knew we were coming as they were playing Gabriel’s Oboe from the film The Mission - more famously it was also the music Gem ... read more

South America » Paraguay

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In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70), Paraguay lost two-thirds of all adult males and much of its territory. It stagnated economically for the next half century. In the Chaco War of 1932-35, large, economically important areas were ... ... read more