Iguaçu Falls, in the Iguaçu River, is, actually, a system of 275 falls along almost five kilometers in the Brazil-Argentina border. The highest fall is 64 meters high and the others has 30 to 40 meters high. Both, Brazil and Argentina, surrounds the area with national parks, where several species of animals and plants can be found.

The region is full of tourist attractions: Iguaçu Falls and national parks in Brazil and Argentina; Itaipu, the world's largest hydroelectric; Macuco Safari, with rafting near the falls and ecological trails;  Foz Tropicana Bird Park and many others.

Iguaçu Falls was first seen by European people in 1542, when the expedition of Dom Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca found it.

Today, the region is the border among three countries: Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and can be reached by plane or through the Asunción-Paranaguá highway.

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Iguaçu Falls

Links about Iguaçu Falls

Unesco World Heritage List, Iguaçu National Park Foz do Iguaçu City Hall - Paraná, Brazil Foz Tropicana Bird Park Macuco Safari - Ecological trails and rafting Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, Brazil-Paraguay Paudimar - Hostelling International Hotels, Travel Packages►

City of Foz do Iguaçu, State of Paraná, Brazil. It is one of the three cities in the region. There are also Ciudad del Este, in Paraguay, and Puerto Iguazú, Argentina.

Quati - One of the several species of animals in the Iguaçu National Park. The Park was created in 1939, in the West of the State of Paraná. It is the most famous park in Brazil and is annually visited by 700 thousand people, in average.

Iguaçu Falls and rafting in the Iguaçu River.

Foz Tropicana Bird Park, in Foz do Iguaçu city, Brazil. The park shows about 900 tropical birds from Brazil and the world.

Bridge over Paraná River, in the Brazil-Paraguay border. Ciudad del Este, in the background, as seen from Foz do Iguaçu city, in Brazil.

Iguaçu River and part of the Falls in the Brazil-Argentina border.

Iguaçu Falls in the Iguaçu National Park, Brazil. This place is known as "Garganta do Diabo" (Devil's throat). It is the best place to see the complex of falls.

Iguaçu Falls as seen from the Brazil's side.

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