Iguaçu, Argentina to Rio, Brazil: 25th March 10

Yesterday we spent the early morning walking around the Argentinean side of the falls, this time on walkways over the falls themselves – again they were breathtaking. On the way we saw monkeys, lizards and more raccoons, one of which came and sat on a bench next to Matt!





Later in the morning we crossed the border to Brazil and had a look at the falls from that side. 80% of the falls are in Argentina, and 20% in Brazil, but the best views by far are from Brazil as you look over from a hill side to a stunning panorama.



There are 270 falls in all – each cascading through the jungle at different levels – now we understand why this place is loved by so many people – it’s truly awesome.


At one point we crossed a walkway at the bottom of the biggest falls and got a major soaking – and then stood right next to them - the volume of the water is incredible!




Afterwards we popped for a snack in an adjacent café where we were entertained by dozens of Racoons raiding the bins and jumping on the tables to nick people’s food!


Having finished in Iguacu we took the 2 hour flight to Rio, where we met up with our friends Obe and Penny, who had just flown in from London. It’s great to see them – we’ll spend the next 2 nights in Rio, before travelling to Buzios, the St. Tropez of Brazil for 4 nights, then back to Rio for 5 nights. Yay!