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Experience an Argentinean Rush at Iguazu Falls

Published by Kristin Cowles, Editor-in-Chief

Country: Argentina

The Experience

The lush enchanting scenery of Iguazu Falls evokes a sense of amazement that most would think only possible in fairy tales or adventure stories. Fittingly enough, ancient legend has it that Iguazu Falls was created by an enraged God who wished to marry a local woman. The woman instead fled with her lover down the river in hopes of avoiding this fate and during their escape the God split the river, damning the lovers to an eternity of falling. In reality Iguazu Falls was the product of a volcanic eruption that left a large crack in the earths surface, approximately 1.5 miles long and has over 275 falls which cascade from it. The largest and most well known of all the falls is la Garganta del Diablo, also known as Devil's Throat, and has been featured in many films such as Moonraker (1979) James Bond, Miami Vice (2006) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) to name a few. The thunderous roar of Iguazu Falls can be heard up to 5 miles away and rightfully so as over 450,000 gallons of water crash over the falls each second. Nestled among some of the most lush rain forests in South America with a plethora of trails and sight seeing options, Iguazu Falls is a must if in the area of Argentina or Belize.

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Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips (Hardcover)
No one knows the world like National Geographic—and in this lavish volume, we reveal our picks for the world's most fabulous journeys, along with helpful information for readers who want to try them out.
Buenos Aires City Guide - Lonely Planet.com
Cheer at a heart-racing soccer match then tango till dawn at a steamy milonga. People-watch from a century-old café and feast on the most succulent beef imaginable.
The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World (Paperback)

Elsewhere on the Web

Iguazu Falls - Wikipedia.org
guazu Falls, Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones.
Iguazu Falls - About.com
Taller than Niagara Falls, twice as wide with 275 cascades spread in a horsehoe shape over nearly two miles of the Iguazu River, Iguazú Falls are the result of a volcanic eruption which left yet another large crack in the earth.
Iguazu National Park - UNESCO.org
The semicircular waterfall at the heart of this site is some 80 m high and 2,700 m in diameter and is situated on a basaltic line spanning the border between Argentina and Brazil.
Iguazu Falls, Waterfall - New 7 Wonders.com
Iguazu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones.
Iguazu Falls Panorama - Gigapan.com
Travel Report Argentina - Voyages.gc.ca
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SOUTH AMERICA'S 'ORCHESTRA' OF WATER - NY Times.com (newspaper)
he water comes tumbling over the precipices - an awesome and powerful spectacle, higher and wider than North America's Niagara Falls, wider than Africa's Victoria Falls. They are the Iguassu Falls, roaring in the semitropical jungle on the border of Argentina and Brazil, on the Iguassu River.
Iguazu Falls - National Geographic.com (magazine)
Rays of light beam down on mist from the mighty Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and the Brazilian state of Paraná. Ancient lore has it that a deity planned to marry an aborigine woman, but when she fled with her lover in a canoe down the Iguazu, the angry god sliced the river and damned the lovers to an eternal fall.
Playing chicken with Argentine waterfalls - Globe and Mail.com (newspaper)
Iguazu Falls National Park reveals nature's thunderous side -- and a speedboat offers a very close encounter.

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