Paseo Inferior IV

"Para el que mira sin ver, la Tierra es tierra nomás"*

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February 2nd 2007
There isn't a whole lot I can say about the Iguazú Falls that wasn't already succinctly conveyed by Eleanor Roosevelt in her phrase "Poor Niagara!" This wasn't one of the destinations at the top of my personal list (eh, why? you might ask!), but one short plane ride later I was sweating my way through the jungle, wholeheartedly agreeing with good old Eleanor. The falls straddle Argentina and Braz ... 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