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Published: March 4th 2010
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Goodbye Curitiba, hellllloooooooo Argentina.
Overnight bus again, i slept through the whole night fine but Coley still struggles with the fact that brazillian bus drivers always seem to be in a race to get there first. However we arrived in Foz do Iguaçu bang on time. 4 hours later we covered the 15 kilometers it was to Puerto Iguazu Argentina. Because we arrived on sunday the buses went once each hour as opposed to once every 20 minutes. Dropped off to leave brazil, wait for next bus to take us 3 kilometers to enter Argentina then had to wait again for another bus. We of course could have left sooner but being tight fisted as i am i refused to pay 10 pesos (approx AUD$3) when i had already paid for the bus. Besides that security was a breeze and we were in Argentina.
The following day we strapped on our hiking boots, slapped on some sunscreen and we were on our way to one of the greatest waterfalls in the world, The Iguaçu falls.
At the Iguaçu falls national park there are three separate walking tracks to see the entirety of the falls, the last one at Devils
throat reachable only by a short train ride. We happened to arrive at the park the same time as a big tour bus of American tourists. So as soon as we sussed their directional heading we headed in the exact opposite direction taking us to the lower circuit to start our experience.
Walking towards the viewing platforms we could see the mist of the falls rising above the trees. My excitement was mounting and I quickened my pace. I slowed to look for Coley, thinking she was right behind me, believing her excitement was tantamount to my own. I find her a hundred meters behind, curious to as the hold up, I run back. Nicole had found a beautiful butterfly and was taking photos.
We finally rounded the corner and could see the Devils throat off in the distance. We moved through the lower section in ecstatic that we were here and seeing these amazing falls. The lower section took us to the dock to take the boat to San Martin Island. Unfortunately the island was closed due to the height of the water after massive rains had caused the rivers to swell. We missed out, but the
silver lining was that the quantity of water going through the falls was massive and gave us an awesome show of power.
The lower and upper section walks also brought us face to face with the local wildlife. We met a family of coatis, who were such inquisitive little creatures who would jump in your bag if they though you were hiding food in there. We also came across a family of monkeys feasting on guavas. The abundance of butterflies was the source of immense delight from Nicole, and as we progressed they seemed to get more and more abundant to the point where we found big groups of nearly a hundred a piece on the banks of the river near the devils throat. We found out later that they were there for the salt on the river banks. They landed on us for the same reason, cause our sweat was high in salt.
The Devils Throat would have to be the most amazing thing I have ever seen. Nicole and tried describe how we were feeling to each other when we decided that it was not possible and we watched the power of this awesome waterfall in
silence. We put photos and videos up for you all to see but I still think that it is impossible to do justice to the falls through a camera.
On our way out of the national park we were also lucky enough to spot a Toucan in the wild. We had the best day. We came back to our hostel exhausted and exhilarated.
Tomorrow back to Brazil
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Katie Hokin
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so jealous!
It all looks so awesome guys, I am so pleased that you are having such a great time. I am so jealous!