Missiones

Iguazu Falls

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December 18th 2008
It´s Wednesday and after a long, 17 hour bus journey, we arrive in Puerto Iguazu. Not much to talk about in terms of the town, it´s bigger than it looks but also less exciting than it looks. Journey here was quite nice, lots of green forrest to look at from the window and red earth. When we arrived we booked ourselves into a hostel, probably not the best option we could have gone for but it was ... read more

South America » Brazil

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more