´The Devil´s Throat´

Iguazu Falls: wet and wild

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February 7th 2007
It was a gruelling 24 hour trip from Salta to reach Puerto Iguazu, with a brief stop in the town of Corrientes to change buses. Puerto Iguazu is in Argentina but lies only a stone´s throw from both Brazil and Paraguay. The town itself has nothing to speak of really, but it is the main base for reaching the Iguazu National Park, famous for its waterfalls. I spent a full day at the Argentine si ... 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