Iguazu from the sky

Crossing to the other side...

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January 31st 2009
The following day we had our easiest border crossing yet with a taxi taking us the 10 minutes to the border, getting out with our passports and clearing customs, etc for us and then jumping back in the taxi and driving 5 minutes to our Hostel on the Argentinian side in Iguazu. We were nearly as impressed with the Hostel as the waterfalls themselves, we were paying 7 pounds each a night and arri ... read more

South America » Argentina

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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