Senin, 16 April 2012

Iguazu Falls


Iguazu Falls
IguazuFalls, or there is also a call Iguacu Falls is a waterfall located on the border of Brazil and Argentina countries. To be able to reach this waterfall you choose over any part of this waterfall, you can choose through Foz do Iguacu in Brazil's Parana state, and Puerto Iguazu in Misiones province of Argentina as well as from Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) on the other side of the Parana river Foz do Iguacu.


 This waterfall is geographically in the State that is owned by the two countries Argentina and Brazil country, in the State of Argentina This waterfall is managed by the National Park Iguazu (Argentina) and Brazil in the State is managed by the National Park Iguacu (Brazil). Thanks to the beauty of this park is intended as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 and 1987. According the existing legend, in ancient times, there is a god who wants to marry a man named Naipi natives, but the person refuses the god and chose to flee with her lover, with anger, then cut the river god who eventually became the Iguazu waterfalls are. This waterfall was first found in 1541 by people from Europe who named Alvar Nunez Cabeza Spanish Conquistador de Vaca, in finding waterfall on the Argentina, while in parts of Brazil were found by Boselli at the end of the 19th century. Of the many waterfalls that became one here the most amazing thing is The Devil's Throat waterfall has a shape that resembles the letter U, and has a height of 82 m with a width of 150 m and the length of which reaches 700 m, the waterfall is also a sign of the limit state between Argentina and Brazil.


 If you are traveling from the country of Brazil Foz do Iguacu Airport you can reach this waterfall using a taxi or a bus with a distance of approximately 20 km. If you are on vacation from the State of Argentina you will be facilitated by Ecologico Trend de la Selva (Rainforest Ecological Train) which will take you to the walkway, Paseo Garganta del Diablo is a road with a length of one kilometer which will take you directly over the waterfall Devil's Throat . If you have a hobby you can try white water rafting this waterfall wading streams or if you have a hobby you can try rock climbing rock climbing around the falls, but to try both of these activities you must have great courage and guts. Iguazu Falls are sometimes compared to the Victoria Falls which separates Zimbabwe and Zambia, a waterfall when in fact what is not in for a 270 degree it will be the largest waterfall in the world to beat Victoria Falls. 


As a comparison of Victoria Falls has a surface area of ​​more than 55 hectares, Iguazu Falls has a surface area of ​​about 40 ha, while the Niagra waterfall has a surface area of ​​about 18 ha. Waterfall scenery in the region is really very beautiful, you could stand on a footpath and if you look around you the only waterfalls that look you'll really be impressed when visiting the Iguazu waterfalls.

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