IGUAZOO FALLS

Iguazu falls... oh what a weekend!  So this was my first real trip outside the city.  Every since I watched Planet Earth's:  Rivers, I knew this destination was a must on my travel list in Argentina.  Iguazu falls is a system of 275 water falls that stretch more than 1.6 miles between Argentina and Brazil.  On Friday afternoon my roommate Adam and I embarked on a 16+ hour bus ride to Puerto Iguazu.  The bus ride was 1st class comfort with drinks, snacks, dinner and movies.

  If you find Buenos Aires (the star by Uruguay) on the map and follow it north and a little east you will see where Iguazu is located. 

 
We arrived to our hostel and relaxed at the pool for the first day looking forward to a full day at the falls the next.  Little did we know that we reserved beds at South America's biggest hostel hosting 250 travelers and the largest pool in the region... 10 dollars a night well spent!  There was a gigantic asado (bbq) at the hostel and throughout the day and night we met some very nice and interesting people.

  
We started our day with a healthy walk through the jungle of the Iguazu nation park, down to the waterfalls.  I really wanted to see monkeys and crocodiles but seeing these unidentifiable raccoon like animal was still cool.
There were footpaths all over the falls so you could see the expansive area of falling water from various vantage points.  The sun was a blistering 95 degrees with reasonably high humidity (probably the hottest feeling day I can remember).

  One of the attractions at the falls is going on a boat ride to see the falls from the water level.   
The best part of the ride is when the driver excelerates right into the mouth of the above waterfall.   The force of the water pushes the boat out and everyone is completely soaked and ecstatic.  We chanted for more and head-butted the falls 3 more times before the boat took us back.  This was my favorite part of the day.

   

Here are some various pictures of the falls... ENJOY!!!  

This is the famous Garganta del Diablo aka the devils throat.  We had to take a short train ride to see this beast.  We finished our day with this one and after 6 hours of constant walking in the sun we we're ready for the pool