Blogs from Iguazú National Park, Misiones, Argentina, South America - page 6

Our overnight bus took us to Puerto Iguazu way up in the north of Argentina. When we arrived at the place we were staying, we were met by the most helpful guy we have met yet. He was so keen to help us out and to make sure we got the most out of our time in the national park. We pretty quickly got ready and headed straight our to explore the falls. What an amazing piece of creation! The falls are magnificent! They are shared by both Argentina and Brazil. The Argentinian side covers the greater share of the falls. There are a two main trails to explore the park one views them from above and the other from the bottom. Within the park there are about 275 waterfalls, the main attraction is the Garganta ... read more

Unser letztes Ziel in Brasilien sollen die Iguacu Wasserfälle sein. Dorthin nehmen wir einen Bus von Brasilia aus, mit dem wir ganze 26 Stunden fahren. Wir haben anscheinend schon gut Sitzfleisch bekommen, denn uns allen geht es erstaunlich gut nach dieser langen Fahrt. In Brasilien, genauer gesagt in der Nähe von Curitiba entspringt der Fluss Iguacu, der gut gefüllt am Dreiländereck von Brasilien, Argentinien und Paraguay in die Teife stürzt. Über 2 1/2 km ertstreckt sich die Kante der Kette von über 270 einzelnden Wasserfällen. Insgesamt sollen hier pro Sekunde 1750 Kubikmeter Wasser in max. 80m Tiefe stürzen. Jeweils auf der brasilianischen und auf argentinischen Seite von dem Wasserfall gibt es Nationalparks. Wir nehmen uns vor beide zu besuchen, also fahren wir als erstes rüber nach Argentinien. Es fühlt sich schon komisch an nach 5 Monaten ... read more

Hi folks, as always an update on Mum, things are more positive and hopefully we are on the up. We were up very early, 2 am and even though I had taken a sleeping pill (or part of) it had no effect so I ended up with a couple of hours sleep at the most. We are now in Argentina and have just spent our first day in Iguazu and have spent the day back in Brazil getting soaked, thank god my camera is water resistant but I had to constantly wipe the lens as there is water everywhere. These are my first attempts at loading videos so we will see - I suggest that you play them with the sound off as all you here is a loud hiss - it is the noise of ... read more

Day 9 started a bit earlier with a trip to the other side of the Iguaza Falls (as they are spelled in Spanish) as we traveled to Argentina. It was about an hour ride including crossing the border to Argentina. 70+% of the falls lie within Argentina, but you can see them more from Brazil. Once we arrived at the national park, we did a short walk to the train that takes you back to the various walkways along the falls. Just as we got under cover it started to downpour. There was not an inch of blue sky in sight. We fortunately were ready with our ponchos, as we anticipated some overspray from the waterfalls. It rained the entire way out on the path to Devil’s Throat. There were definitely no rainbows to be seen ... read more

Enthused by the success of my recent nocturnal outing, I leapt at the opportunity to head out into the moonlight again. This time was the spectacular opportunity to visit the Iguazu Falls in Argentina. For just 4 days each month, the Park is opened to allow people to enjoy the view of the Falls during the time of the Full Moon. So with passport in hand across the border I headed and went once more into the National Park in Puerto Iguazu. On arrival at the entrance to the Argentinian Park we were greeted by our tour guide in a nice bright well lit area, however once the group was assembled we walked off into the darkness and from then on for the rest of the night our only light source was the Full Moon. In ... read more