Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The 275 falls are arranged in a semi-circle
2,700 meters (8,850 feet) long. Most are concen-
trated along the Río Iguazú Inferior, the lower
portion of the Iguazú River. You'll pass various
falls (
saltos)
as you wander along the paths and
walkways, including the
Salto Alvar Núñez,
Salto Adán y Eva
(Adam and Eve),
Salto
Rivadavia
and the
Salto Tres
Mosqueterros
(the Three Musketeers), until
you reach the most spectacular of them all, the
Garganta del Diablo
(Devil's Throat). Here,
the Iguazú Superior crashes into the Inferior 70
meters (230 feet) below. Shared by Argentina
and Brazil, the omnipotent Devil's Throat
spans the 150-meter (492-foot) width of the
Iguazú River and it is the deafening roar of its
waters that you'll hear ever-increasing as you
make your way through the park. The force of
its waters is so great that you may even feel its
vibrations as you walk along
Tip
A truly exciting way to see the falls is to
rent a canoe at Puerto Canoas on the
Argentine side of the falls and paddle
along the Iguazú Superior to the crest
of the Garganta del Diablo.
Itaipú
Another must-see is the
Itaipú Dam
20 miles
north of the falls on the Paraná River between
Brazil and Paraguay. As high as a 62-story
building and nearly five miles long, Itaipú is
