View from my hotel in Posadas

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July 19th 2006
The Iguazu falls are spectacular. When the Iguazu river is running high more than 200 cascades swirl over a 3km long horseshoe front. But when I was there, maybe half the cascades were dry. It was still a spectacle even in its depleted form. The falls have been hit by a long drought and the five dams along the river course in Brazil store water for power generation and irrigation. The Buen ... read more

South America » Argentina

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

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