We have spent the last few days travelling to reach the Iguazu falls UNESCO national park, the park was given UNESCO world heritage status some 25 years ago. Iguazu lies on the border between Argentina and Brazil , this would lead perfectly for our entry in to Brazil
The park is made up of over 250 individual waterfalls over a distance of 2.7 km, this size leads to these falls being one of the most amazing in the world.
The falls were created over 200,000 thousand years ago by volcanic activity, a huge earthquake would have led to the drop in land and the creation of the falls. With the added fact that different rocks make up the area some wear away quicker than others creating a continual movement of the falls.
Between Niagra , Victoria
The park contains several walks that take you to various points of the park to view the waterfalls which are split in to 3 distinct zones.
The first was a walk to see the lower falls
It was from the lower falls we had arranged a jet boat ride in to the falls, this 15 minute thrill ride allows you to get up close and personal with the falls. You are driven right in to the bottom of the waterfall where the noise, air movement and power can be fully appreciated.
This ride leads to a thorough soaking and we left the boat wet through to our pants!
The next walk gives a more panoramic view of the falls and the distance they cover
The final and most impressive of the areas in this park is the aptly named Garganta del Diablo or the Devils Throat. The Devil's Throat is U-shaped, 82-meter-high, 150-meter-wide, and 700-meter-long, on the day we went the water flow was so high huge plumes of water vapour clouded the view however it was still spectacular!
(apologies for the crude panoramic, software would not help due to light differences between the photos)
The noise, power and ferocity of this natural wonder was more than we have ever seen or imagined
existed in the natural world and is something to be marveled at.
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