National Park Plaque

Iquazu Falls Argentina/Brazil/Paraquay

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February 6th 2009
Dozens of bright yellow butterflies greeted us as we drove from the small airport to our hotel! At first we thought the breeze was blowing yellow leaves around - but no breeze and no yellow leaves - yellow butterflies! After checking into our hotel, we immediately drove to the Brazilian side for the best panoramic view. Iguazu Falls (big water), well, what can we say? There simply are not e ... read more

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires

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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