Spectacular Iguazu Waterfalls (Argentine side)

Iguaza Falls
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With all the excitement of traveling, you have to be so careful when presenting your tickets when boarding your plane on your flights.  After being stranded in New York for 24 hours (which was a good thing), I was a little more observant of what was happening at airports.  The hostess took my return ticket to Rio de Janeiro at the same time as I was going to the Iguassu Falls.

Luckily I had noticed this, because there would have been a drama going back to Rio.  We had a good flight and arrived on the Brazilian side of the falls.  We then got the bus with our 'Transfer' to our hotel in Puerto Iguazu in Argentina.  Having our 'Transfer' was handy when getting us across the Brazilian/ Argentine border.

If you didn't have a camera, you would be sorry. Wow!!

Iguaza Falls
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The Iguazu Falls are situated in the northeast of Argentina and the Iguazu River which joins the Panana River creating a natural border with Brazil and Paraguay.  These falls are known as the the most spectacular waterfalls in the world and the "Cataratas del Iguaza" which plunges into a massive gorge.

There are 275 falls along the 3 Km front, with an average height of 70 metres. The falls are completely surrounded by a dense tropical forest (little on the cold side) and is the home of many small native mammals and over 400 different kinds of birds and butterflies.

Devils Gorge, Iguaza Falls
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The next day our 'Transfer' who was also our guide, took us by the bus, which left the bus station opposite our hotel, for a tour of the above Lower and Upper trails of the Iguazu National Park to get a closer look at the many falls that drop into the Iguaza River.  The thundering noise and the falling water was an impressive sight.

We then went to see the Devil's Gorge which is right at the heart of the Iguaza waterfall.  To get there, we had to catch the tourist train which meanders through the park and dropped us off at a walkway that lead us to the heart of the falls which is known as the Devil's Throat waterfall.

Barb in the Iguaza Falls tourist train
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We were advised to take a light raincoat which was good advice because it was a little on the cold side within the tropical forest and we would have got wet at the Devils Throat waterfall from the spray from the falls.

On the way to the Devils Throat waterfall, you just have to take a photo of the falls every few metres ,it is unbelievable.  We then noticed parts of an old walkway which was left standing, but no longer used after much of the old walkway was washed away in a flood in 1992.

Walkway to the Iguaza Falls
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We finally got to the Devils Throat waterfall and we were pretty impressed with the power and the thundering sound of the falls.  I thought these waterfalls were spectacular and at that stage, I hadn't seen the Iguassu falls from the Brazilian side.  Wow, wasn't I in for a surprise.