Saturday, April 23, 2011

Iguazu highs

On our way back to Argentina we had a pit stop at the Iguazu falls. These falls sit across 3 countries - Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. We spent most of our time in Argentina - the food is a lot better and it's cheaper than Brazil. We did however manage to fit in a trip across the 3 countries in an hour to buy a netbook in Paraguay...which was an interesting experience in itself. We weren't sure whether we'd get back to the hostel to find that the computer had been swapped for a brick. Luckily, it was all good.
Anyway, back to Iguazu.... the falls are truly spectacular and come highly recommended. As the United States First Lady reportedly said;'Poor Niagra' upon seeing Iguazu. The falls just keep on going and going and there are continuous photo opportunities. The most exhilerating is the 'Garganta del Diablo'- devils throat. It's 82m high, 150m wide and 700m long - at one point you can stand and be surrounded by 260 degrees of waterfalls. And you get very wet from the waterfall spray! Check out the photos and short vid below.
Next stop - back to fab BA and then to a hippy Hare Krishna vegetarian yoga farm for some zen, building huts and $$$ savings...





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