Iguazu Falls (Foz do Iguaçu)

Brazil / Parana / Foz do Iguacu / Foz do Iguaçu
 waterfall, interesting place, invisible, UNESCO World Heritage Site, tourist attraction
Iguazu Falls, (Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu; Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones.
The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu.

Their name comes from the Guarani or Tupi words y (water) and ûasú (big).
Legend has it that a god planned to marry a beautiful aborigine named Naipí, who fled with her mortal lover Tarobá in a canoe.
In rage, the god sliced the river creating the waterfalls, condemning the lovers to an eternal fall.

The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometres (1.67 miles) of the Iguazu River. Position is at Latitude (DMS): 25° 40' 60 S ,Longitude (DMS): 54° 25' 60 W . Some of the individual falls are up to 82 metres (269 ft) in height, though the majority are about 64 metres (210 ft). The Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat in English; Garganta do Diabo in Portuguese), a U-shaped 150-metre-wide and 700-metre-long (490 by 2300 feet) cliff, is the most impressive of all, and marks the border between Argentina and Brazil.

Iguazu Falls-photos on google maps:
wiki.worldflicks.org/iguazu_falls.html .
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguazu_Falls
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Coordinates:   25°41'26"S   54°26'12"W

Comments

  • This is a natural wonder that is spectacular and difficult to duplicate. We flew from Buenos Aries and the rain came down in torrents when we got here. We were soaked to the skin but the beautiful sight was well worth it.