Iguazu, AR / Feb 17-19

Iguazu means hot and humid. 
Actually it means 'big water' but it's 'muy caliente' here. 

The reasom everybody comes here is the falls which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  The falls straddle the Argentina and Brazil borders.  Us canucks need a $120 visa to step across to Brazil so we'll stay here in Argentina.

This is our first view of the falls.

We stayed in the town of Iguazu Falls AR, which is at the point where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet.  There's not a lot here, except for hungry and hot backpackers.

First a word from our animal friends:

We first ran into these guys (coatis).

Aren't they cute!

Actually they're pests who will grab your lunch, paw into your bags, scratch and bite!  Big rats.  Shoooo!

Keeping an eye on things from above

Just waiting for you to faint.

These are called 'surubi' on the menu, but we know a catfish when we see it.

A happy lizard

Lots of little moths...

for lunch.

On to the falls.

There are 270 separate water falls on a good day.  Most of the falls are on the Argentina side.  These views shows a lot of them.

The power of the water is overwhelming

If you're hot you can try swimming in this tiny beach.  Just don't get swept away, or nibbled by the fish!

Of course you can do silly things too

Half the water falls through the 'Devil's Throat' which is shared with Brazil.  You can see little Brazilians on the right side platform

From the Argentinian side you hike across a series of walkways.  Don't fall in!

The walkways take you to the top of the falls.

The falls are all around you

Life on the edge

PS: A quick update from Buenos Aires.  There was a terrible commuter train crash here this morning.  49 dead and hundreds hospitalized.  Fortunately for us, we weren't on board.