Waterfall-tastic

I had quite high expectations of Igaucu falls, as everyone I know who has seen them has rated them so highly.  Luckily they lived up to expectations and beyond.  They are not really on the way to anywhere, certainly not in Argentina, but they are totally worth all the effort of getting there.  Without hesitation they have been awarded a golden llama award.  We spent two different days at the falls, on both sides of the border (Argentina and Brazil that is).  Both sides are spectacular, and quite different to each other.  Both involved getting soaking wet due to the phenomenal amount of spray, and in Argentina we went on a couple of boat trips, one getting v. close up to the falls.

It´s quite hard to describe in words what they are really like.  The main point is that Iguacu is not "just a waterfall".  It is a series of a large number of waterfalls, covering a vast area, and such a huge force of water, it´s quite hard to comprehend.  The photos don´t really do it justice.  But here´s a few anyway to give a taster.

We also saw quite a bit of wildlife which was a bonus, including monkeys, turtles, coaties (racoon-like critters) and giant lizards (well quite big anyway).

This is the view of part of the falls from Brazil - I found it quite cool popping to Brazil for the day!

 

And we also stayed in a rather excellent youth hostel  - since when did they have swimming pools?  So all in all a very pleasing part of the trip.

And, now I´ve finally got access to computers where I can upload photos, the previous couple of posts are illustrated, if anyone would care to take a look.