Travel - Iguazu Falls, Massive Jungle Waterfalls
Iguazu National Park is 55,00 hectares of subtropical rainforest located in Northern Argentina in the province of Missiones shared with Brazil and near the border of Paraguay. It is home to the famous South American Iguazu falls. The geological origins stem from where the lava stopped and cooled in Southern Brazil and the Iguazu river passes over a huge basalt plataeu which ends just above the confluence with the Paraná river. It is at this point 5000 cubic meters of water per second drop 70 meters into the terrain below creating gorgous braid streams and more waterfalls then dropping back into the river Iguazu. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 1.67 miles of the Iguazu river, with the highest fall being around 270 feet high. The most famous fall is called “Garganta del Diablo” or Devil’s Throat marking the border between Argentina and Brazil. In the park there are also over 2000 identified plants species and over 400 species of birds. There is also a myth we heard that the largest Dorado once lived in these waters, maybe they still do. There is great fishing in the Paraná river, and Iguazu, and fly fishing for Dorado in nearby Corrientes Argentina is world famous. There are many other rivers and canals in this area that patagonia flies is still learning about.
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What an amazing photo. I was Dove hunting in Argentina in 1998 and the lodge we stayed at was on the parana river. My dad actually caught some dorado out of the river. Not under the falls though. Good luck exploring that area.
It really is a geological masterpiece with so much to explore one can only wish for ten more lives. The Rio Parana is second biggest river in South America second to the Amazon.
[...] Argentina Travel Iguazu Falls: Massive Jungle WaterfallsIguazu National Park is 55,00 hectares of subtropical rainforest located in Northern Argentina in the province of Missiones shared with Brazil and near the border of Paraguay. It is home to the famous South American Iguazu falls. … [...]
[...] Travel - Iguazu Falls, Massive Jungle WaterfallsIt is home to the famous South American Iguazu falls. The geological origins stem from where the lava stopped and cooled in Southern Brazil and the Iguazu river passes over a huge basalt plataeu which ends just above the confluence with … [...]
[...] Travel - Iguazu Falls, Massive Jungle WaterfallsIt is home to the famous South American Iguazu falls. The geological origins stem from where the lava stopped and cooled in Southern Brazil and the Iguazu river passes over a huge basalt plataeu which ends just above the confluence with … [...]