Gargantuan

Iguazu Falls ("Poor Niagara...")

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March 6th 2009
Yesterday I arrived in Buenos Aires after spending a couple of days in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina in order to see the Iguazu Falls. If you´ve ever seen photos of these falls (and maybe I will post some!) you will see that they are quite amazing. I believe the largest section of the falls, Gargantuan del Diablo, is similar to Niagara or bigger, but the difference here is that there are a whole se ... 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