Unafraid Owls

Arriving in Brasil

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December 20th 2006
I arrived at the border between Brasil and Argentina in the little town of Puerto Iguazu, named after those huge waterfalls. I have no pics of the falls because I visited them on a stormy day. It was amazing, you could see the falls getting bigger with the rain. And hardly any was left on th site at the end. Definitly worth it... After that I headed for the center of Bresil near the capital, in re ... read more

South America » Brazil » Paraná » Foz do Iguaçu

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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