South America 2017: 10 Brazil/Argentina - Hovering over the Devil's Throat at Foz De Iguazu...

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today…” – Chinese Proverb

(At the Devil's Throat, Iguazu Waterfalls)

Day 10: Wednesday, 25 Oct 2017
Route: Foz De Iguazu - Puerto Iguazu - Foz De Iguazu
Hotel: Foz De Iguazu Wish Resort Hotel, Brazil

(Beautiful view of the resort)

(Early breakfast before the trip)

(Varieties of pastries and bread)

(Cloudy morning in Foz De Iguazu)

This morning we travelled to Puerto Iguazu to visit Iguazu National Park on the Argentina side. Border crossing was simple. We waited in the bus while the guide arranged for the stamping of passports. We could view the Iguazu Falls, one of the wonders of the world, bordering two countries, Brazil and Argentina.

Iguazu Falls has been on our bucket list for years. We love waterfalls! Back home we have been trekking waterfalls since the kids were younger. We get elated at the sight of gushing streams, vertical and cascading falls. It is a magical feeling watching Mother Nature’s work and feeling its power and strength from up close.

(Heavy rain at the Argentina border)

(Ticket counter to the waterfalls)

(Tickets to enter Iguazu National Park)

(Walking along the Green Trail in the heavy rain)

(Boarding the Eco-train to the waterfalls)

The Iguaçu National Park is a World Heritage property located in the State of Paraná, in southern Brazil, adjacent to the Iguazú National Park, also a World Heritage property in Argentina. Both properties, together with some protected areas, are contiguous major remnants of the interior Atlantic Forest, once a much larger forest area, along the junction of the Iguaçu and Paraná rivers where Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil converge. We explored the Lower and Upper Circuit from a few panoramic viewpoints.

There were about half a dozen of stops and designated viewpoints along the trail, each one with its own line up of tourists waiting to take the perfect selfie with the falls in the background.

(Soaking wet at the viewpoint)

(The magnificent Iguazu Waterfalls)

(The Devil's Throat)

We had to board the Eco-train to The Devil's Throat, the highest point of the water falls. Getting so close to the Devil's Throat is terrifying! you are literally hanging over the edge of the most powerful section of the falls. The viewpoint is accessible by a wooden hiking trail and a suspended walkway. About half of the river's flow falls into the long and narrow chasm of about 90 m wide and 80 m deep. Even though it was raining very heavily and the water was murky like ‘teh tarik’, it is very deserving of the title, the biggest waterfalls in the world.

(Rain coats were on sale)

(Still raining at the Bird Park)

(Another beautiful viewpoint along the trails)

(The waterfalls murky flows)

(A wooden pathway above the waterfalls)

(Visiting the Brazilian side of the waterfalls)

(The Brazilian Iguazu National Park)

(Still as huge and magnificent)

(One of the Natural Wonders of the World)

(Another spectacular view of the falls)

(Impressive and majestic Iguazu Waterfalls)

(Another wooden walkway to the Devil's Throat)

We also visited Iguazu National Park on the Brazil side. Border crossing here was even simpler. We walked along the Cataratas Trail with a good view of the magnificent waterfalls. It was raining intermittently and we were soaked to the skin at the end of the tour. 

We overnight again in Foz De Iguazu Wish Resort Hotel, Brazil.

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