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Published: October 16th 2007
The Falls are situated on the Argentinia/Brazil border, so after two nights in Puerto Iguazu, it was time to head to Foz de Iguacu (note the change of spelling, we´re speaking Portugese now) to see them from the Brazilian persepctive. The two towns are only about 20 minutes apart, so I´m sure taxis run between them pretty frequently, but it was a novelty to us, and it amused us no end telling the taxi driver "Brazil" when he asked us where we were going. Quite a glam way to cross a border, really.
Before we´d came, we´d heard countless times that the Argentinian side of the Falls were categorically the best, and so were almost just visiting the Brazilian side out of a sense of duty. As is often the case, though, we were really pleasantly surpirsed and I think we´d say we preferred the Brazillian side if we were forced to choose. Most, if not all, of the Falls are located on the Argentinian side so, granted, you could easily spend a full day or two on the trails that go in and around the waterfalls there, while a few hours on the Brazilian side is enough - just
enough to walk the viewing trail that gives the grand overview. But the overview really is gorgeous and, most importantly, it was so much quieter than the Argentinian side, where we were always surrounded by other people and had to really jostle at the Garganta del Diablo to try to get a spot for 2 minutes for photos. We didn´t see anyone at all as we walked the Brazilian trail, meaning we could really take our time to stop and appreciate what we were seeing. You can also get just as close to the Garganta del Diablo, and maybe even at a better angle. We were able to spend absolutely ages there, with never more than 6 or 8 other people, watching both the waterfall, and people scramble to get a spot a few hundred metres away on the Argentinian side. And, in contrast to the usual fast food that you´d expect at most tourist attractions, the Argentinian park included, we got a great introduction to Brazilian cuisine with a fantastic buffet lunch at a restaurant overlooking the Garganta del Diablo - the combination of food and location easily making it one of the best meals we´ve had on our
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I'm sure you're getting the idea by now, but as I said before, we have to title these...trip. So, all in all, a wonderful start to our last country in South America.
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