Blogs from Iguaçu Falls, Paraná, Brazil, South America - page 2

Our first impressions of Brazil may be slightly colored, as the two places we visited so far are both spectacular wonders of nature. The Iguazu Falls are truly impressive, with some 275 separate falls and spanning approximately 2,5 km. As Eleanor Roosevelt said when she first saw them: "Poor Niagara!" We viewed them from both the Argentinian and Brazilian side - in Argentina you mainly walk on top of the falls via boardwalks, whereas in Brazil you have an overall view over the whole area. We have to admit, our expectations weren't too high, as we thought the falls would be one big touristy circus. In a way it is. As you enter Iguazu National Park, it's as if you enter a Disney amusement park with restaurants, souvenir shops, trains, buses and walk ways. However, once ... read more

The day started out cloudy and it even drizzled a little in the Brazil national park. The entrance to this national park was more well developed and structured. The park itself however was much smaller. Most of the waterfalls are located in the Argentinian side. This meant that the view from Brazil was spectacular. We weren't given a lot of time to walk through the trail (in my opinion anyway) but I still managed to enjoy the view immensely. Towards the end, just as we were leaving, the clouds parted and blue skies could be seen. The sun peaked through and I prayed for a rainbow. And not 5 seconds later, a rainbow appeared over the water falls. I have never been this excited or elated in my life. It was so beautiful. In the afternoon, ... read more

We awoke at 7 am and planned to visit the falls at the opening time of 9 am. It was to rain this day, but they said it would start after noon. Well, the opposite happened. Bernadete made a wonderful breakfast for us and then drove us to the bus stop. It took about 20 minutes to get to the falls by bus. It had begun to rain very hard, but what can you do? You are there to see the falls and must march on no matter what! We thought about waiting to see if the rain would stop, but decided to put on our ponchos and head out on the trails. The first sight of the falls was amazing! There are no words to describe it and the photos do not do any justice. ... read more

26. Januar, Iguazú Mit dem Bus sind wir zum Nationalpark gefahren. Gleich beim Eingang haben wir ein Ticket für die Bootstour am Nachmittag gekauft. Im Park sind wir mit dem vollgestopften Tram Richtung „Garganta del Diablo“ gefahren. Die Iguazú Wasserfälle bestehen aus 20 grösseren sowie 255 kleineren Wasserfälle auf einer Länge von 2.7 km, einige sind bis zu 82 m hoch, aber der Grossteil ist 64 m hoch und die Wassermenge schwankt von 1500 m³/s bis 7000 m³/s. Bei dieser Menge an Wasser musste Fabian sehr auf die Kamera achten, dass diese nicht zu nass wird. Nach 3/4 Stunden konnten wir uns vom Wasserfall lösen und sind mit dem Tram bis zur Mittelstation gefahren. Da kamen die ersten Nasenbären auf uns zu und suchten nach Essen. Es gibt extrem viele dieser Tiere hier! Wir gingen weiter ... read more

Oh, they are cute and seemingly friendly. But beware these are wild animals that only appear tame because they want only one thing...whatever food you may be carrying. They look like a cross between an aardvark and a raccoon. They run in packs and are very determined. They WILL attack you and leave nasty wounds. Signs proliferate with warnings but people being people still feed them because they think they are sooooooo cute. This only leads to more bad behavior on their part. Go to 'you tube' for the 'attack of the coatimundi' video and you will see exactly what happened to a woman in my group. She was completely unaware that the animals were even near as they lurk the the foliage. When they smell food they come out in packs and attack. Just a ... read more