Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Buses run between the falls and the Terminal
Puerto Iguazú at 45 minute intervals starting
at 6:40 in the morning until 8:15 in the evening.
Dawn to Dusk
“Argentina pone el espectáculo y Brasil
cobra la entrada.”
(Argentina puts on
the show and Brazil charges admission.)
This popular saying is the key to seeing the
falls. Since 85% of them are on the Argentinean
side of the Iguazú River, the best views are from
Brazil, while on the Argentinean side you will
walk along paths and wooden walkways,
known as
pasarelas
, occasionally feeling the
spray of the falls. The falls are located in the
national park which spans the two countries,
the
Parque Nacional Iguazú
(Argentina)
/
Parque Nacional do Iguaçú
(Brazil), and
there is an admission charge at either entrance.
If possible, allow yourself two days to see the
falls, spending one in Argentina and the other
in Brazil. This will probably leave you with
some free time for lounging at poolside, which is
why a hotel with a pool is so important here.
Many of the
wooden walk-
ways, called
pasarelas, on
the the Argen-
tinean side of
the falls were
destroyed by a
flood in 1983.
They are slowly
being rebuilt as
finances allow.
Tip
Although often overlooked by visitors,
the flora and fauna of the park, which
actually encloses a tropical rain forest,
are just as amazing as the falls them-
selves. We cover them in the section on
National Parks, page 495.
