Iguazu Falls

Hola,

Iguazu Falls are amazing! Yeah, yeah, Niagra is nice, but Iguazu Falls are amazing! There are over 200 falls in Iguazu Park. Iguazu Falls are not as high as high as Niagra, but it is much wider, with more falls.

There is the Argentine Side, and the Brasilian Side. You have a panoramic view of the falls from the Brazilian side, and you are IN the falls on the Argentine Side. I visited both sides. The Argentine side was clearly more fun. There are three circuits that guide through out the main portion of the park, and give you spectacular views of the major falls. At the end we took a small boat that takes very close to the Throat of the Devil, the major cascade. Of course you get soaking wet, but boy is it exciting.

The Brazilian side is mearly a single circuit that gives you different view of the Falls. The whole visit takes no more than two hours. The Argentine side took a little over eight hours.

Officially, you need a visa to enter Brasil to see the Falls if you are American. It is payback for the visa fee their citizens have to pay for a US visa. But, if you find the right taxi, you pay him and he takes you through. I did this, and crossed over with no problem. It was amazing how easily it happened. Gotta love tourism and entreprenuerism.

On the morning of my last day, I went to the Iguazu Forrest. There I did the Zip Line - you zip through the tree tops in a harness on a cable. Also rappelled down a small waterfall. Both were easier than I had imagined. I had a blast.

Gotta run and catch a plane.
I´m off to New Zealand.
Chao.
Stacey