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Rua Rio Branco, 381, Puerto Iguazu Misiones 3370, Foz de Iguassu, State of Parana, 8585-310, Brazil
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Going to the falls by boat.
Brazil's 3 Frontiers Marker, as seen in 2007
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My wife and I are going to be staying at the Sheraton Iguazu on the Argentine side of the falls next week (within the actual park, not downtown). We're flying into the Foz do Iguacu airport, and had initially just planned to take a taxi ride to and from the hotel. However, I've heard it suggested that people staying at the Sheraton often rent a car, because of its relatively remote location, and the fact that the public transit from downtown shuts down around 8:00 p.m.
Is it worthwhile to rent a car down there, or would it be a waste of money? It'd be about $188 for the time we're there, which isn't bad once you account for the money we'd save in taxis to and from the airport; my main concern is whether we'd be likely to actually use the car beyond that time.
I wouldn't rent a car.
Either use public transportation of one of the cheap taxis.
happy travels
Jaap
I agree. I personally am a little biased and the Hotel Cataratas on the brazilian side is my favorite hotel there. Of course, - it is the only one I have stayed in at the falls.
http://www.hoteldascataratas.com/web/ogua/hotel_das_cataratas.jsp
Now, if you Google Map, the Sheraton Iguacu Argentina, you will see just how close it is. On the same map you will see the Cataratas, which is as close to the falls as you can get. You should see both the Argentinian and the Brazilian side of the falls, so perhaps a night or two in each hotel might work.
No, no need to rent a car. Enjoy the falls. You will not be disappointed.
I stayed in Iguazu and never rented a car or used a taxi. I just used the tour buses to take me where I needed to the sites. I stayed near downtown and really didn't feel there was much to see.
Foz do Iguacu was a lot larger than I expected, the population soared from around 34,000 to almost 300,000 after the construction of Itaipu dam. There is a significant Muslim population which explains the REALLY bad soap operas on TV with the Arabic credits. It's a much bigger city than Puerto Iguazu where you would stay on the Argentine side so you'll find more hotel, dining and nightlife options on this side of the border.
At Itaipu lake (the artificial lake of Itiapu dam) you can practise all kind of water sports: fishing, windsurf, kayaking, sailing...
En el lago de Itaipú (el lago artificial de la represa de Itaipú) se pueden practicar todo tipo de deportes acuáticos: pesca, windsurf, canotaje, vela...
course I am bias, course I had better access to the brasilian site of the Foz. but from every point one looks at the Great Waters.......its not only a beautiful site, these days it's also a world heritage site.
for all photographers out there........the Mornings
are the best time to take pix from the
brasilian site
more info on my Parana page.
The marker of the three borders where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay all meet is located just about 4 miles south of downtown on Avenida General Meira where the Rio Iguacu and Rio Parana meet. There is a great viewing platform from the Brazilian side from which you can look out and see the green and yellow Brazilian marker, the blue and white Argentine marker and the blue, red and white Paraguayan marker all in one look.
A closer view of the actual electricity generating part of the dam. In the centre is a large square concrete building where the controls and offices are located (and the small white speck passing in front of a lower black building is a car!). Each of the large white metal tubes is anchored in concrete and feeds water from the headpond down into it's associated single generator located at the level of the water seen in the photo.
Itaipu has twenty generators, each rated at 700 MW of power or 14,000 MW maximum total plant output. This is enough electricity to supply the needs of half of either New York State or Ontario, Canada (or one quarter of Brazil's demands). For a comparison, the world-famous Hoover Dam in the USA only produces 2,074 MW with it's seventeen generators! One interesting fact here is that, because the dam is located on the border of Paraguay and Brazil, each own half the generators. The catch is that Paraguay uses a 50 cycle/second system while Brazil uses 60 cycles. Since the electrical demand in Paraguay is miniscule, in order for it's generators to sell power to the slightly 'faster' system in Brazil, the power produced in the Paraguay-owned generators must go through a special High Voltage Direct Current conversion process in order to be injected into the Brazil system. This is somewhat like the clutch in a car, which allows the transmission and engine to get power to the wheels while all the parts are not always turning at the same speed. Similar situations exist in other parts of the world, such as Japan where some of the islands run at 50 cycles and the others at 60 cycles (not to mention the 2000 MW Cross-Channel HVDC link joining UK at 50 cycles and continental Europe at 60 cycles).
The big white blob above the power house is the concrete part of one of the two new generator tubes that were recently added to the complex to bring it up to 20 generators.
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