Home > Travel > Sightseeing International >

Iguazu Falls

Description: Iguazu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu IPA [kata'ɾatɐs du igwa'su]; Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú IPA ... more

Iguazu Falls ... [kata'ɾatas del iɣwa'su]) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná (in the Southern Region) and the Argentine province of Misiones, around the coordinates 25°41′S 54°26′W.

Newest Review: ... and then a boat trip up the river to see the falls up close and personal! Unfortunately, due to the fact it was the 'dry' season, the boat could not navigate the bigger rocks in some parts of the rapids, which meant we couldn't do what we had really wanted. I use the term dry, in it's loosest sense. The sheer volume of water and number of waterfalls just made the term 'dry season' to be ... more

... thoroughly ridiculous. If this was the dry season, what on earth is the 'wet season' like?! Despite my frustration at not being able to shower under such waterfalls, I did not let it deter me, or take anything anyway from this truly breathtaking experie...more

Read Reviews for Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls: Igauzu Falls - draped in beauty (383 words)
by - written on 04/08/09 (Very useful, 19 readings)
Rating:

For years I had a desktop wallpaper on my computer of Iguazu Falls, knowing little about it, and little knowing in a few years time, I would be stood atop the falls, staring down into the perilous Devil's Throat. I always believed the falls to be in Brazil, and although some of them are, the majority lies within the Argentinian border (approx. 80%) Upon entering the Iguazu falls national park, we had the option to go on a jeep ride through the jungle and then a boat trip up the river to see the falls up close and personal! Unfortunately, due to the fact it was the 'dry' season, the boat could not navigate the bigger rocks in some parts of the rapids, ... Read the complete review

Poor Niagara! (1418 words)
by - written on 26/04/09 (Very useful, 231 readings)
Rating:

"Poor Niagara!" So remarked Eleanor Roosevelt upon seeing the Iguazú Falls for the first time; it is this sense of immediate and lasting awe that best defines 250+ waterfalls that together form the blanket of crashing water separating Brazil and Argentina. Second though it may be to Victoria Falls in statistics of size and volume, in more subjective terms of comparison, there can be few other natural sites with such impact and inherent raw beauty. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Reaching the Falls ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Around two hours' flight north of Buenos Aires and west of Rio, the Falls lie just to the ... Read the complete review

Iguazu Falls: Iguaçu (757 words)
by - written on 06/08/08 (Very useful, 148 readings)
Rating:

Iguaçu (or Iguazú) waterfalls are some of the most impressive in the world, not the biggest, widest nor tallest waterfall, but 275 separate waterfalls spread over a three-kilometre crescent between Argentina and Brazil. Most of the falls are in Argentina, but the best views are from the Brazilian side. While on holiday in Brazil, after a wonderful few days in Rio de Janeiro and before heading into the Amazon Jungle I spent a few days at Iguaçu, staying at the wonderful Tropical Das Cataratas Hotel. Getting There We intended to fly from Rio to Curitiba, but the weather was too bad for a small plane, so we flew to São Paulo and caught a ... Read the complete review