Foz do Iguaçu Things to Do

the pic is not that good, but still gives an impression of the wonders and the massiv loads of water plunging and crashing over the cliffs. Alvar Nunes, called...
Cabeza de Vaca, presumably because of his stubbornness, arrived at the Falls in 1541 and named them... Saltos de Santa Maria. but it fell into disuse and the Falls became known for the world as Foz do Iguacu....after the Tupi-Guarani language...meaning Great Waters
in Paraguai the Foz is spellt ...Iguassu, in Argentina..Iguazu
Best time of the year to see the Falls is between August and November.
if you travel between May and July......you might not get close to Falls because of the floodings and rainy season.
in the early 70's the three countries had talks about a hydroelectric powerplant, building a dam at the Itaipu River. for this mega project of over 500square miles, something had to give, mother nature had to be restrained and one of the most beautiful Sete Quedas Falls fell victim.
situated at the upper Parana River, Jesuits had worked in the 16th century here... have a look for more information on the Sete Quedas, click on the external webpage,

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There are some interesting trails and paths. I went to the Path Of the Falls which is 1,2 km long trail with the overwiev of the falls. The end of the trail is the most dazzling fall, Devils's Throat.

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Along with a panoramic view from this side of the Falls we felt we were seeing the Falls from below. It was an incredible view and the their roaring thunder add to the drama. There is a walkway that takes you right out to them so you feel surrounded by there fury. The effect is quite surreal!!

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We headed out at 8:00 with our tour ...once again . This time we're heading to the Brazilian side of the Fall. It was nice to see all the same people from the previous day with us once again.

I really didn't expect to be wowed here as I expected a much more panaramic, distant view.
It was panaramic view but it sure wowed us!!

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These waterfalls are the biggest in the world, about 2700 meters wide and falling down about 75 meters. The river Iguaçu is here the frontier between the Brasilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province Misiones. A few km downstream from the waterfalls the Iguaçu joins the river Paraná. The waterfalls are easy to reach, there are three cities nearby, Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil, Puerto Iguazu in Argentine and Ciudad del Este in Paraguay.Foz do Iguaçu is connected by bridges both with Argentina and Paraguay. You may easily notice the waterfalls even from distances of 10 km or more because there is always a cloud of fine drops of water above the forests marking the place of the waterfalls.

The area around the falls is forming National parks both at the Brazilian and Argentine side.

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.

has been for me a little off the beaten path, and had to beat the red tape at the time of unrest in South America....made it though.
best for photography
late afternoon

more info on my Argentina page

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The fallas are the main attraction in the area allthough there are many attractions.
They are just so bloody big and amazing that you gotta go and see it for yourself.
There is not just one but many falls and every time you turn a corner you get a new "Niagara falls" in your face.