“The mighty Iguazu Falls are the most overwhelmingly magnificent in all of South America.” That’s what my guidebook told me. And I had talked to numerous people who had been there before and all said the same things. It’s amazing. It’s impressive. It’s beautiful. It’s incredible. That’s a lot of hype to live up to!
The Iguazu Falls are located on the border between Argentina and Brazil. The area around the falls is protected by National Parks on both the Argentinean and Brazilian sides.
The Rio Iguazu (“Big Water” in the Guarani language) receives waters from over 30 other rivers on the plateau as it approaches the falls. Just above the falls, the river is over 2.5 miles wide. The falls themselves consist of 275 different waterfalls. What’s so incredible about Iguazu Falls is the sheer size of it. You see one waterfall, then another, then another, then a dozen more. It’s really amazing to try to stand there and take it all in!
The photos don’t do it justice. . .So, now I’m adding to the hype surrounding the falls.
To clarify, it’s not that I didn’t believe the hype. I did. But I didn’t expect to be so completely and utterly impressed and humbled by the grandeur of it all. And I’m not alone. When Eleanor Roosevelt visited Iguazu Falls she famously said “Poor Niagara!” because there’s just no comparison.
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To clarify, it’s not that I didn’t believe the hype. I did. But I didn’t expect to be so completely and utterly impressed and humbled by the grandeur of it all. And I’m not alone. When Eleanor Roosevelt visited Iguazu Falls she famously said “Poor Niagara!” because there’s just no comparison.
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