9.13.2008

Iguazu Falls, Argentina's Top Tourist Attraction

Iguazu Falls is one of Argentina's top tourist attraction and the most visited place in the Argentinian province of Misiones. In guarani language, the term "Iguazú" means "great waters".

The falls was discovered in 1541 by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and established as Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. It marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. It has 275 individual cascades which spread in a 2.5 miles horsehoe shape cliff which are the result of a volcanic eruption. During the rainy season the rate of flow of water going over the falls may reach 450,000 cubic feet (12,750 cubic m) per second.

Iguazu Falls, Argentina's Top Tourist Attraction
Iguazu Falls, Argentina's Top Tourist Attraction (Source: wikipedia.org)


Iguazu Falls, Argentina's Top Tourist Attraction
Panoramic view of Iguazu Falls (Source: wikipedia.org)


Iguazu Falls
View from the foot of the falls (Source: wikipedia.org)

2 comments:

Nati said...

Hello! I am of Buenos Aires, Argentina… I visited this beautiful landscape, and the truth that is impressive the sensation to be there… It is a unique and unforgettable landscape… Thanks for this space! Greetings from Argentina:) P.D: I do not speak the English very well, for that reason I went to a translator… I hope that it is understood what I meant;)

Anonymous said...

Nati, thanks for dropping by.