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Plenty of Shops
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    • Bwana_Brown
  • Updated By Bwana_Brown on March 1, 2005
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    • Nice Looking Streets in Foz - Foz do Iguaçu
    Nice Looking Streets in Foz
    by Bwana_Brown
    During our roughly one hour in downtown Foz do Iguacu, we wandered in a very small part of the city close to where our tour bus was parked. It seemed to be a pleasant enough area, with very nicely treed streets. However, the traffic was definitely a factor to contend with when wanting to cross a street. It was easy to see that we were now in a city of 270,000 people instead of the 30,000 in sleepy Puerto Iguazu on the Argentine side!

    There seemed to be no shortage of nice stores and shops to explore if you had time and knew what you were doing! Neither condition applied to us!

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    "Big Water"
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    • andal13
  • Updated By andal13 on April 17, 2004
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    • Devil's Throat - Foz do Iguaçu
    Devil's Throat
    by andal13
    The waterfalls, no doubt!!!!! Amazing, breathtaking, wonderful, awesome... What else can I tell you? Just come and LIVE them!!!
    (The picture shows the "Devil's throat", and I took it from an helicopter!)

    Las cataratas, sin duda!!! Impresionantes, imponentes, maravillosas, espectaculares... ¿Qué más puedo contarles? ¡¡¡Vengan y VÍVANLAS!!!!
    (La foto muestra la "Garganta del Diablo", y saqué la foto desde un helicóptero!)

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    Tourist Information
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    • acemj
  • Updated By acemj on October 27, 2003
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    • Foz do Iguaçu General Tips
    by acemj
    The main tourist information center is located just off of Avenida Jorge Schimmelpfeng, Foz do Iguacu's main drag, on Rua Almirante Barroso. I popped in here to get a few details on the best way to visit Paraguay (Ciudad del Este) as well as the Argentine side of the falls. I also asked the young, English speaking girl who worked here what she would recommend for a good, quick and inexpensive lunch and she came through with a great choice (see my restaurant tips). You can pick up some free brochures including a free map as well as detailed information on visiting the falls and the hydroelectric plant in Itaipu.

    The exact address is Rua Almirante Barroso, 1300. The website is www.fozdoiguacu.pr.gov.br

    There are two other smaller tourist information booths at the airport and the main bus station (Terminal Urbana on Av. Juscelino Kubitschek).

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    A great riverside location
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    • acemj
  • Updated By acemj on October 27, 2003
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    • Foz do Iguaçu General Tips
    by acemj
    The three cities in this part of the world are Foz do Iguacu in Brazil, Puerto Iguazu in Argentina and the slightly more seedy Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. From the perspective of Foz, the Rio Iguacu provides the border between it and Argentina and the Rio Parana divides it from Paraguay. It's a bit strange, though that the city doesn't seem to come right up to the river's edge. There are no long boardwalk sor high-priced condos taking up valuable riverside locations. In fact, it's actually rather difficult to get yourself down to the edge of the river, so I'd suggest just enjoying it from the higher vantage point of the center of Foz do Iguacu's downtown.

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    A jungle hub
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    • acemj
  • Updated By acemj on October 27, 2003
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    by acemj
    While Foz do Iguacu might seem like a small town in a faraway remote location, it is actually one of the main hubs for this part of Brazil and in fact, this part of the jungle itself. The airport is the main artery for visitors into this region. However, it is also a hub for some more shady activities. There is a lot of illegal smuggling that goes through the border between Brazil and Paraguay and the city is somewhat notorious for attracting an international gathering of criminals and other sordid characters.

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    A youthful spirit
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    • acemj
  • Updated By acemj on October 27, 2003
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    by acemj
    On the weekend, the internet joints are packed and it's really hard to get a computer around here! This is probably because there are a lot of young people here. Right on the main street in Foz, you'll find this high school and throughout my visit here, I noticed lots of kids walking around the streets.

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    Great impressions
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    • acemj
  • Updated By acemj on October 27, 2003
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    by acemj
    Sometimes when we travel, the weather can really set the tone. Prior to visiting Foz do Iguacu, I was in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador for almost a week where the weather was mostly wet and gray. It was a wonderful relief to fly into Foz and look out over the vast jungle and see nothing but blue skies. The weather was warm and it felt great.

    My first evening in Foz was gorgeous- perfect for walking around with shorts and a tee shirt. The town itself is small, but for some reason, I loved it right away. This picture was taken on Rua Marechal Deodoro just a block up the street from my hotel.

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    Gavião
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    • Gwynethart
  • By Gwynethart on October 22, 2005
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    • Gavião - Foz do Iguaçu
    Gavião
    by Gwynethart
    I believe there are several different types of Gavião, which is a type of a hawk. We were so lucky to see this one, as we were driving away from the falls. We stopped the car, and watched it walk through the grass. It was amazingly graceful, and seemed even prehistoric to me.

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    Animals!
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  • By Gwynethart on October 22, 2005
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    • Coati - Foz do Iguaçu
    Coati
    by Gwynethart
    Keep watching all around you - on the ground, in the air, in the trees - you never know what you'll see!

    The flora and fauna is so completely different than anything I see where I live. Well, if I go to a nursery or if I take a look at my houseplants, I can see the things that I saw in this forest. The animals I would have to go to a zoo to see - and wouldn't anyone rather see them in their own native habitat? It's thrilling!

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    Toucan
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  • By Gwynethart on October 22, 2005
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    • Toucan - Foz do Iguaçu
    Toucan
    by Gwynethart
    When you look up into the trees, you might see a toucan! I saw two of them, and what we learned is that the toucan actually uses her beak to pull out her own eggs and eat them! Well, I suppose that's a handy way to get a quick snack, but it makes it rather difficult to propagate the species.

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