Blogs from Iguazú National Park, Misiones, Argentina, South America - page 5

We left Buenos Aires and flew directly to Iguazu Falls. Initally we planned on seeing both the Argentinian and Brazilian side of the falls, however, the Brazilian embassy in SF was nice enough to put Chris on a 30 day waitlist for a visa appointment (despite their being only 1 person in line when he visited). Despite the lack of a 360 degree view of the falls, the Argentinian side was still spectacular. We stayed right in the park (thank you SPG points!!) which meant we pretty much rolled out of bed and into the falls. We spent 2 days exploring both the lower and upper falls and then the 3rd day taking a jet boat trip pretty much right up to the falls themselves, getting thoroughly drenched in the process. On a previous trip, we ... read more

Visite plus rapide côté brésilien, mais tout aussi beau. C’est plutôt la vue d’ensemble, quoiqu’il y en a toujours une de cachée, moins de monde aussi. Dans l’après-midi, départ pour San Ignacio, le prochain arrêt, pour ne pas enchainer sur de nombreuses heures de trajets. >PDJ : Quel que soit le côté, les chutes d’Iguazu valent le coup, pas de publicité mensongère ! **** A quicker visit of the falls on the Brazilian side, but as beautiful. This time you enjoy more the panoramic view, you have all the falls in front of you - of course not all of them, there are always a couple of hidden ones a few steps way. Less crowded too, which is much appreciated In the afternoon, I’m leaving for San Ignacio a 5 hour bus journey on the way ... read more

So I am off traveling with my Mum. In order to ensure that we appreciate the crisp Antarctic weather later in the trip, we first headed up to be in 35 degree humidity at Iguazu Falls. First up, we set off early from our lodge in Puerto Iguazu and caught the bus to the Argentinian side of the falls. The park is fantastic - the falls are made up of around 200 different waterfalls and there are walkways around, beside, over the various falls. At some of them, you get saturated - like the 'devil's throat'. We came across a few coatis, which I thought were very cute. They are a bit like raccoons and hang out in the food areas. There are lots of signs warning of coati attacks though and we saw a coati ... read more

Last day in Foz and decided to do the Argentinian side of the falls today. We got a bus which took us to the border and then had to pay for another bus to take us to a bus stop, where we waited for another bus to take us to the falls. Theres several paths that you can take around the national park to see all the different waterfalls. We read to leave the garganta del Diablo till the end as the other parts will make for a good lead up to it. There's an upper circuit which is quiet short and takes you along the top of some rather impressive waterfalls. Finished that quite quickly and moved on to the lower circuit which goes to the same falls but you can go right up to ... read more

Sadly, we left our month long Bolivian home behind to find literally greener pastures. The road from the Salar led us into San Pedro de Atacama, Chile whereby we stayed one night. San Pedro is an oasis created to cater to transiting tourist. The town is attractive, resembling New Mexico with low slung adobe homes and dusty streets. Unfortunately it's overpriced and touristy but serves its purpose as a rest stop before moving on to Argentina or points further south in Chile. We bought our bus tickets to Salta, Argentina, an 11 hour journey for $63 per person and looked forward to Argentine wines, beef and tango culture. The bus ride from San Pedro to Salta is simply spectacular. The road descends thousands of feet, winding its way from the arid altiplano through fog shrouded steep ... read more