Cataratas do Iguaçu - Iguazu Falls - Brasil
terça-feira, agosto 08, 2006


Iguazu Falls "Cataratas do Iguaçu", are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná (in the Southern Region) and Argentina.The waterfall system consists of about 270 falls, with heights of up to 82 metres along 2.7 kilometres of the Iguazu River. The Garganta del Diablo ("Devil's Throat"), a U shaped 150 metres wide and 700 metres long cliff, is the most impressive of all, and marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Most of the falls are within Argentine territory, but from the Brazilian side a more panoramic view of the Garganta del Diablo is obtainedThe name Iguazu comes from the Guarani words y (water) and guasu (big). The legend says that a god pretended to marry a beautiful aborigine named Naipú, who fled with her mortal lover in a canoe. In rage, the god sliced the river creating the waterfalls, condemning the lovers to an eternal fall.Upon seeing Iguazu, first Lady Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly exclaimed "Poor Niagara!" Vastly larger than North America's Niagara Falls.
Brazil side.
Sites:
http://www.cataratasdoiguacu.com.br/
http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/iguazu.html
Foto: Iguaçu, Brasil (These pictures were scanned)
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