Us at the falls

Iguazu Falls

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December 1st 2005
WOW! WOW! WOW! pretty much sums up Iguazu Falls. Iguazu; I=water, guazu=big, is a fair enough name, these falls are huge! The height is around 74m max on them but the length and volume of water!!! Over 2.47 km, there are 275 waterfalls, pushing out 1750 cu/m per sec of water or during the rainy season 12750 cu/m/sec. So pretty much everywhere you look there are falls gushing out alot of water. ... 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