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 Iguassu Falls by andal13
The National Park is situated 13 Km far from the city, at Avenida das Cataratas; you must pay an entrance fee (about 4 dollars for Brazilian, 6 dollars for Mercosur citizens, and 7 dollars for other nations citizens).
Sin dudas, la principal atracción en Foz es el Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, y allí, la vedette son las cataratas... Imponentes, hermosas, impresionantes... No hay palabras suficientes para describirlas.
El Parque Nacional está situado a 13 Km de la ciudad, en la Avenida das Cataratas; se debe abonar una entrada (alrededor de 4 dólares para los brasileños, 6 dólares para ciudadanos del Mercosur, y 7 dólares para ciudadanos de otras nacionalidades). Leave a Comment
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 A Small Part of the Iguacu
View from Brasil by Bwana_Brown
Brazil's Parque Nacional do Iguacu protects the flora and fauna of the area from the depradations of hordes of visitors. It includes a very nice railed walking path along the high bank of the river gorge, providing fantastic views across to the Argentine-side where most of the actual cataracts are located.
The pathway gradually descends about half-way down into the gorge, where an offshoot allows you to walk out on a ledge of waterfalls below the main torrent of the Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo). Be prepared to be soaked with spray if you want to try this - it is worth it though!
Once you have seen enough, a new elevator complex will whisk you back up to the top of the gorge, depositing you at a gift shop and restaurant complex. You can either linger there watching the upper waters of the Rio Iguazu before they plunge over the cliff, or catch one of the park busses back to the main Visitor Centre.
For more information, check out my 'Parque Nacional do Iguacu' page! Leave a Comment Directions: Not far from Foz do Iguacu. Just drive up the Rio Iguacu until you reach the gates of the National Park.
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 Walking the 'Upper Circuit' by Bwana_Brown
The main attraction is a 1.1 km catwalk that allows you to walk over the Rio Iguazu to stare directly down into the 82-meter (270-foot) drop of the Devil's Throat where the main torrent of water plunges into the gorge. However, the constant spray from the water will prevent you from actually SEEING the bottom! The National Park on this side of the river has so many cataracts to explore that you could be there for days enjoying them.
The Upper and Lower Circuits are another set of catwalks and trails that let you explore a different part of the gorge, where the waterfalls drop in stair-step fashion over two sets of ledges. Here, you can look down from above on the Upper Circuit and then continue onward to view the same waterfall from below on the Lower Circuit.
A further attraction are high-speed Zodiac boat rides that zoom right up to the plunging torrents of water, guaranteed to soak you!! For more details on this great place, visit my 'Parque Nacional del Iguazu' page! Leave a Comment Directions: About 20-km up river from Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on a smooth paved road.
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 Itaipu Dam by andal13
Visits: from Monday to Saturday, at 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00 AM, 2:00, 3:00 and 3:30 PM
La Represa Hidroeléctrica de Itaipú es la más grande del mundo hasta el momento; está situada sobre el río Paraná, entre Brasil y Paraguay. Es absolutamente impresionante, pero entre ustedes y yo, me sentí un poco decepcionada cuando la visité... el río estaba casi seco!!!!
Visitas: de lunes a sábado, a las 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 , 14:00, 15:00 y 15:30* Leave a Comment
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 Cathedral by andal13
I was there during the Holy Week, and despite I have no believes, the atmosphere inside the church was quite touching.
Foz es una ciudad bastante nueva, pero su Catedral es flamante: São João Batista fue inaugurada en 1994.
Estuve allí durante la Semana Santa, y aunque no tengo ninguna creencia, la atmósfera dentro de la iglesia era muy emotiva. Leave a Comment Address: Av. Jorge Schimmelpfeng and Av. Brasil
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 The 'Brains' of the Operation by Bwana_Brown
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. Leave a Comment Directions: A few miles up the Parana River from Foz do Iguacu. China's Three Gorges Dam will be bigger when all its generators are installed. However, the smaller water flow on the Yangtze River will leave Itaipu as the world leader in terms of total energy output.
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 Part of the Concrete Dam by Bwana_Brown
The 1350 square km reservoir stretches upstream for 170 km, having filled itself to capacity by 1985 as the waters of the Rio Parana backed up behind the new dam. One thing that the promotional film in the Itaipu Visitor Centre (see my 'Tourist Trap' tip) does not mention is that this flooding drowned a waterfall that was even more impressive than the nearby Iguacu Falls. Located just south of the Brazilian city of Guaira, the Sete Quedas waterfall had a total drop of 114 m (375 ft) and the Rio Parana was compressed from a width of 381-m to just 61-m as it flowed through canyon walls. The roar of the water could be heard 30-km (20 miles away) and was reported to be the greatest volume of falling water in the world. Now, just a placid lake. Leave a Comment Directions: Only a few km north of Foz do Iguacu
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 Released to Continue It's Flow
to the Atlantic by Bwana_Brown
Once that flow level is exceeded, the excess water is diverted away from the power house and discharged directly into the Rio Parana below the dam (otherwise it would come right over the top of the dam - and that would not be good!). The photo shows this 'spillway' complex where three huge concrete chutes channel the water down to the edge of the Parana. The spillways were designed to handle an excess water flow equal to 40 times the average flow of the nearby Iguazu Falls! In this case, we were in a lower flow period so only one of the three chutes was in action, but it was putting on quite a display as the man-made waterfall shot up into the air before plunging into the river! The reason for shooting the water into the air is to prevent erosion at the foot of the spillway by taking some of the 'downhill' energy out of the stream of water. Of course, it also never hurts to combine more oxygen into the river water for the benefit of downstream fish life! Leave a Comment
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 Where 3 Countries Meet by Bwana_Brown
It turned out to be a quiet and friendly place with plenty of good restaurants. The relaxed pace was a nice change for a few days, and we could see that Foz was much more city-like with it's traffic and size.
The bottom line is, both places are probably good bets for accommodations, with many more nightlife choices available in Foz. In Puerto Iguazu, we spent one evening at a sidewalk seating restaurant watching the activity of the locals on the street as they made their own fun! See my 'Puerto Iguazu' page for more details on this town.
This photo was taken at a small memorial in Puerto Iguazu where the Rio Iguazu runs into the larger Rio Parana. It was here in 1541 that the first Europeans, from Spain, stumbled upon the Iguazu while headed overland to Paraguay. Leave a Comment Address: ArgentinaDirections: About a 15 minute drive from Foz, across the border in Argentina.
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 Friendship Bridge by andal13
Ponte da Amizade (Puente de la Amistad) es un puente internacional sobre el río Paraná, que une Foz do Iguaçu (Brasil) con Ciudad del Este (Paraguay). El puente en sí mismo es una grandiosa obra de ingeniería, pero lo que realmente "hay que ver" es la gente que cruza constantemente... todo tipo de contrabandistas trabajando como hormigas!!! Leave a Comment
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