Blogs from Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina, South America - page 27

Where to go from the magnificent BA? Heard good things about Rosario, smaller city just 4 hrs northwest. Unfortunately, these good things probably happened when it was warmer than 10 degrees - hello slow season! Main monument - closed. Museums - closed. Lots of walking around in the cold for us, but lucky it's a beautiful city. Our taxi driver from the bus terminal was very peppy, trying to talk to us in his limited English, so his enthusiasm was infectious. One thing that we found about these small towns in Argentina is that a few places have definitely taken a turn for the worse - or the better for us - since the economy crashed here. The hotel we arrived at in Rosario would have been quite a swanky place in its heyday, with sweeping ... read more

After another quick breakfast in a considerably busier hotel restaurant, we readied ourselves for a visit to one of the Guaraní villages in the area. All of the students from University of New Mexico occupying most of our hotel were also getting ready for their visit to the Iguazú National Park. As they boarded a large coach (similar to the one that took us to the park the day before), a large truck, similar to an army personnel carrier, arrived at the premises to pick the three of us up. Our “expedition” must have seemed either terrible or much more interesting to the students, since the entire bus load could not take their eyes from our large 4x4 as we passed by their coach and left the hotel. Before actually heading for our destination, our driver ... read more

Alkaa matka lahestya loppua, viela kuitenkin lyhyt selostus viikosta Buenos Airesissa. Sunnuntaiaamuna saavuin viiden maissa BA:iin, Anitan heratys ja lyhyet unet, oli koko viikon aarimmaisen kotoisa olo, oma huone ja sanky, internet ja kaikki muu mukavuudet koko ajan ulottuvilla. Sunnuntaina aloitettiin kaupunkikuukuilu San Telmon antiikkimarkkinoilla, joka jai kuitenkin lyhyeksi kiertelyksi. Ensinnakaan itse nyt en suurimpia antiikinostajia ole, ja viereinen tunnelmallinen kahvila kutsui paikallisella oluellaan, eli loppuiltapaiva ja ilta kului Quilmesia kippaillessa Anitan poikaystavan Ramiron ja kaverin Saran kanssa. 1:lta oli sopiva aika menna illalliselle, Argentiinan myohat illalliset, hyvat pihvit ja viini takaa hyvat younet. Maanantaina oli tarkoitus menna Recoletan hautausmaalle Anitan ja Saran vanhempien kanssa, jotka olivat viikon lomalla BA:ssa. Paiva kului kuitenkin sankysu... read more

We are now in Argentina and have completed our first country, Brazil. The last two days were spent at the largest waterfalls in the world! We visited the Brazillian side first and were staying at a youth hostel 12 km from Foz de Iguaçu. It had its own swimming pool and was really good. That night we went into town to see what was going on. On the way a Brazillian guy who worked at the falls got on and we started chatting. He said he lived close to where our hostel was and if we wanted to come round the next day for dinner... we had planned to visit the Argentinian side the next day so made our excuses and thought no more about it. Town was dead so we decided to head back to ... read more

It´s like the most brilliant poet of our time once said: ¨Don't go chasing waterfalls Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to I know that ypu're gonna have it your way or nothing at all But I think you're moving too fast ¨ The falls of Iguazu (Argentinian side) were the basis for this beautiful work of art. While I didn´t have the same muses that stood behind T-Boz, Left Eye (RIP), and Chilli... I still was amazed by the sheer beauty of the waterfalls. They are big. It´s like if you put yourself into a barrel and went down the river, you would probably not survive... THATS HOW BIG. I got into Puerto Iguazu after a 16 hour bus ride. The key to an effective day after a long bus ... read more