Latino Iguazu National Park

... wet. This place is teeming with tourists from all over the world and one thing everyone has in common is they all throw their hands in the air and yell - I AM FREE as the water drenches them! it’s a very cool experience!

We spent the day and had dinner with some lovely girls from Switzerland - thanks for all your travel tips Simone and Ursula! We also had dinner both nights we were in Iguazu with a nice couple from ...

... already started composing my list of places to visit on my next trip - Iguasso and the Pantanal Wetlands so far!

Argentina was noticeably different from the moment we crossed the border. The rain stopped, the sun came out, farmland was replaced with vast forests and random people started waving at the bus as we passed. There were countless dirt tracks disappearing into the forests, practically ...

... We spent the rest of the time wandering the well-constructed paths and bridges to view the falls from above and below, and watching tour parties take photos of every possible permutation of members in their group. A friendly guy from Wisconsin tagged along with us, so we discussed US and NZ politics and food around the world - this guy had done quite a bit of travelling.

The final fall was the Devil´s Throat, a huge horseshoe-shaped fall in the ...

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The Lower Trail takes you to the the bottom of several of the waterfalls, which is a much more impressive experience. Seeing water fall away from you into the mist from the top is nice, but seeing it coming at you from below, with the spray in your face (and all over you) is very dramatic. One location in particular, at the closest point to the main flow, is situated so that you get the full effect of wind generated by the tumbling currents, and it can get quite strong ...

... nois ´Toooou. Can´¨- Im not convinced, Egan probably is!) But the bird park was a silly amoun of money for entry so, with Gary sulking, we headed to Paraguay for a beer...why wouldnt we?

The bus took half an hour to get across the border and our passports werent even stamped! Paraguay is gringo capitalism at its best, cheap shades rip off boardies and food stalls everywhere, had we realised that the exchange rate was 8000 to 1 Im sure we wouldve bought more than a beer each ...

... of Iguazu isn't as nice as the Argentinean side, so I won't be missing out - I had hoped to get a Brazilian stamp in my passport, but I guess that'll have to wait until I one day visit Brazil for an extended period of time. The Danish girls and Joris, as well as a few others from the hostel were supposed to be going for the early bus as well, but only Simon made it on board. We waited a bit for them at the entrance to the park, but ...

Upon seeing Iguazu, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly exclaimed "Poor Niagara..." I was a little less eloquent. I think I said "Holy ****!!!" the first time I came in sight of the Devil's Throat - where the river shoots over a horseshoe cliff. Iguazu falls is the widest waterfall system in the world, stretching 1.7 miles and separates Brazil from Argentina. The falls ...

... 530. Tired and lacking water, we did all we could not to pass out at the hostel once we returned. A cheap meal and a shower proved to make life feel normal again, but we both agreed we had not seen everything today. Tomorrow we will wake up early and try to make it back to the biggest waterfall, Gargantua del Diablo (The Devil´s Throat) to try and capture even more shots of the falls before we leave back on our 16 hour ...

We spent 2 days in Iguazu Falls - one day in Argentina and one in Brazil. The size of the falls was amazing. We took a boat trip into the falls from the Brazilian side and managed to get completely soaked! however it was a great experience. Enjoy the atached pics.

... bus to Brazil tomorrow (actually I have to cross the border to catch it) - definitely my last overnight bus journey as Brazilian buses are nowhere near the standard of Chilean and Argentinian buses. Actually, I don't think anywhere else has such luxurious and punctual buses. Hey, I said something nice about Chile!! I'm going to spend 7 - 10 days on the beach and recharged my worn out batteries. I hope the weather has improved from my arrival in S America.