They call it the Devil’s Throat. It’s as if the entire continent of South America decided to disgorge its waters in one spectacular gush. Spilling over a crescent-shaped escarpment almost three miles long, the cataracts of the Iguazú River form a torrential border between Brazil and Argentina, where 175 individual cascades and waterfalls plummet 269 feet into a deeply carved gorge cut by eons of rushing waters. Amazingly, you can walk out on catwalks perched directly over the falls. Swallows dart fearlessly in and out of their nests behind the cascades, and in the luxuriant rain forest surrounding the river, scarlet-mantled macaws and orange-billed toucans call out raucous cries, while curious coatamundis snuffle up to strollers on walking trails draped in orchids and ferns. Breathtaking, awe-inspiring. For sheer impact, Iguazú Falls must be seen to be believed.
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Address: Iguazu National Park
on Aug 25, 2003
