Iguazu Falls, Argentina Travel Blogs

Niagara on Viagra
May 19, 2007 (24 photos)

... luck. Maybe I'm just getting used to it. The falls are set in sub-tropical rainforest on the border of Brazil and Argentina (and nearly Paraguay) and are formed by the mighty Rio Paraná falling over a series of steep cliffs. Being much further north ...

Iguazu Falls (Argentinian side)
Feb 2, 2007

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Death by water...
Apr 26, 2008 (76 photos)

... 60 pesos. Hmmm -except for swimming in a pool. Alright. Well, it's certainly the most exhilarting thing you can do at Iguazu Falls. Oh - well - perhaps except for the Bungie Jumping on the Brazilian side. Ok. Well - it is most certainly the most exciting ...

Fabulous Falls
Aug 21, 2006 (5 photos)

Up for 7am breakfast and then got the bus to the Argentinian side of the falls which was signed as Puerto Iguazu. Got out before the town and got another bus to the main entrance of the falls or Cataratas as they call them here are now having to get our ...

don't cry for me argentina
Nov 12, 2005 (56 photos)

... she was tossing me in my barrel into the river and waving goodbye before I made my plunge over Iguazu Falls into Brasil. Argentina was definately a highlight of South America. Great food and wine, cheap prices, beautiful women, great nightlife, etc... ...

Bring on the beast...
Nov 30, 2006 (43 photos)

... are screams and squeals - vocal adrenalin - all around as the boat heads towards the base of the largest of the mighty, tremendous Iguazu Falls. Guess what it's called? Giganta del Diablo. Throat of the Devil. Gorge of the Devil. One look at it, and ...

Some mighty big falls
Jan 27, 2009 (37 photos)

Guarani legend says that Iguazu Falls originated when a jealous forest god, enraged by a warrior escaping downriver by canoe with a young girl, caused the riverbed to collapse in front of the lovers, producing sheer falls over which the girl fell and, at ...

Water water everywhere
Sep 26, 2005 (13 photos)

... - so for one day I wasn't really anywhere at all, at least officially!! I was off to see the falls from the Brazilian side. Whereas Puerto Iguazu is tiny with only about half the streets tarmacked and the rest covered in a reddish mud / cobblestone mix, ...

Roaring Jungle
Nov 9, 2006 (49 photos)

... times this was a little frustrating. After spending a couple for hours here, we got on a bus over the border to Argentina. That night we had a great BBQ at the hostel. The following morning we booked an overnight bus journey to BA and planned to ...

The Waterfall That Wasn't
Jul 29, 2006 (20 photos)

Expectations were high! Our well-thumbed copy of the Argentina Lonely Planet described Iguazú Falls under the Highlights Section as...."probably South America's most breathtaking sight....the cascades flow with incredible beauty, stretched in tiered ...

Iguazu Falls
Sep 29, 2005 (11 photos)

... , this finished off our day. We headed back to the pool, took some naps and headed out for our first night out in Argentina. A big dinner (this is a constant theme for both lunch and dinner throughout this trip) and four of us headed out to Cuba Libre. ...

lots and lots of water
Nov 9, 2008 (11 photos)

... . we needed a wash, but there was no time. leaving our bags at the bus station we jumped on the local bus to Iguazu Falls a set of huge waterfalls part in paraguay, brazil and argentina. We rode through the jungle in a jeep scaring toucans, lizards and a ...

World's most beautiful waterfall
Feb 10, 2002 (4 photos)

... she didn't either. There was a dinning room in the hotel where we had some breakfast before our adventurous trip to the Iguazu Falls. In the heat of the day, under the scorching sun and near suffocating humidity, the water falls of Iguazu was almost ...

Chasing waterfalls
Feb 12, 2004 (35 photos)

Louise and I both had a decent time on the Magic bus which took us away from BA to Iguazu Falls which is near the top of Argentina. Ok, it wasnt really a magic bus but we made it one. It made for a fitful sleep but I could actually feel the temperature ...

Back to some sunshine... and rain!
Jul 5, 2009 (18 photos)

From Cordoba we took a 20 hour bus to Peurto Iguazu, base for the Iguazu waterfalls - one of the big natural specticals of Argentina.  A wander of the streets and we check into a hostel and make plans for visiting the falls.  Here you have the ...

Iguazu falls
Sep 5, 2006

So, after an amazingly long bus ride, 20 hrs we arrived at the Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil. Because Jenny is an American she would have to pay to cross the border so we didnt. However, its ok because the Aregentian side is really ...

Down the Falls mate?
Jul 21, 2006 (5 photos)

The Iguazu Falls are said to be the star tourist attraction of the whole of South America. Well they better be worth the 20 hour sleepless bus journey from Buenos Aires to get here! The 275 different waterfalls which fall 80m into the Rio Iguacu are on ...

Iguazu Falls - Waterfall Wonderland!
Sep 26, 2006 (10 photos)

... are the only things that can really do them justice so I won't go on too much about them other than to say we both feel Iguazu Falls is one the most beautiful spots on earth either of us have been to! After the falls we went to a really cool Bird Park. ...

Sooo Much Water!!!!!!!!!!
Oct 12, 2005 (15 photos)

... book their playoff spot against Australia. Also saw a lot of water rolling down a hill, or several hills. Went boating below the falls and got very wet - good though as must have been about 35 degrees C. Tried to photograph a toucan in a tree, but as ...

A World Wonder but Still No Number
Nov 18, 2009 (21 photos)

... woman had no idea what I was saying, but stayed well back until we reached the Throat of the Devil. Iguazu Falls, where the borders of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet has two-hundred and seventy-five cascades. Barrel or no barrel, no one has ever gone ...

The amazing, stunning Iguazu Falls
Jan 25, 2009 (36 photos)

... . That was A LOT of water. That is really the only thing that went through my mind as I stared, hypnotized by the magnificent Iguazu Falls. No joke... I kept thinking Wow... That is A LOT of water. And then I would think, no kidding dumb butt... it is ...

Day 28!
Dec 3, 2008

Arrived in Iguasu around 1 pm and headed to the hostel. The hostel had a pool which was great so most of the afternoon was spent there. Grabbed some dinner and drinks before heading back for an early night. Exciting day indeed! hehe.

Travel Day
Jul 4, 2006

We made it to Iguazu Falls for a little hiking for two days before we head to Rio on the 5th...talk to you all soon. Check the old entries for some new picture postings...hope this is good for ya, Lulu. We love you all.

Iguazu Falls - Standing at the Devil's throat!
Oct 23, 2009 (27 photos)

... ! The trip to the Brazilian side took about an hour (on 3 different local buses!).The Brazilian side lets you see the falls from Argentina from a few hundred metres away, and the view is just as awesome, and gives you a better perspective of how big and ...

Day 29!
Dec 4, 2008

... amazing stuff indeed. Again no ammount of photos and talk can ever describe the immense power of all that water flowing over the falls. I could have sat there all day watching it but there was plenty more to see. The park is divided into 3 particular areas ...

Argy Bargy
Jun 23, 2009 (17 photos)

... I last was in touch, our final campsite in Brazil was at a place called Foz, the closest town in proximity to Iguazu Falls, a beautiful area where approximately 270 waterfalls all pour into the same valley.  We were very excited about this and planned ...

Argentina part 1 - The mighty Iguaza falls
Nov 18, 2008 (25 photos)

... to the mighty Iguza Falls. It was very sad to leave Fran but we had already planned for me to return after seeing Argentina, so off i went ! I stayed one night on the Brazilian side of the falls and spent about 3 hours visiting them at the national ...

Amazing sight
Apr 29, 2006 (11 photos)

Iguazu falls is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING..... From the Braziallian side you could see the all the water falls and walk on a boardwalk in to a panoramic view of la garganta del diablo (devils throat- the most spectacular section of the falls). With waterfalls ...

Iguazu Falls
Jan 26, 2009 (50 photos)

... a bus and head up here.  Silly how things work out sometimes.  I am quite happy about the passive reviews of Iguazu because it kept my expectations relatively low for this place and so I was blown out of the water by the National Park.  ...

The Falls
Oct 13, 2008 (13 photos)

Got to do it.