Foz do Iguazu - ARGENTINA! (Day 8):
Since we were right on the border and we had heard that it was worth the day trip to Argentina we decided to spend our last full day in Foz do Iguazu (spelling in Spanish). It was really easy to get across the border since the Brazilian border patrol didn't event look at us! The Argentina customs was pretty easy and now we can all say that we have one more cool stamp in our passports.
Once we entered the Argentina National Park we had a short hike to the little train that takes you to a trail head leading to Devil's Throat. This trail (as you will see from the pictures) was primarily on a metal catwalk that went over rivers and through trees until it reached the final point - almost directly on top of Devil's Throat. It was a little over a mile to walk the trail and come back to the train. I must say that the awesome power of Devil's Throat floored me. It was absolutely incredible! Here are some pictures of what we saw on the Argentina side...
The metal catwalk trail through the trees and over the rivers.
I am sure that when these waterfalls were discovered people may have thought that they were seeing smoke at first. IT AIN'T NO SMOKE!
I thought this view of Devil's Throat looked like a hole in the Earth. I've been watching too many movies I guess!
Elisa and her daddy check out the giant waterfall from a bird's point of view.
Devil's Throat (part of it anyway - it is too huge to fit into one frame from this catwalk). The video below gives a much better show!
The pictures above and below are from Devil's Throat looking back down the river. On the right is Brazil and on the left is Argentina.
After taking in this awesome wonder we headed back to the beginning of the trail to grab some lunch. Then, we hit the upper trail that showed us some of the waterfalls a little further down the river. It was quite a site. We saw most of these falls on our boat ride the day before and from across the river when we were on the Brazilian side. Being up close to these waterfalls on the Argentina side, though, was spectacular. Everywhere you looked there was a waterfall. It was truly one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to.
We didn't see a ton of wildlife outside of the exotic bird park that we went to on day 3 of our trip. However, we saw plenty of quati (kwa-chee) around the waterfalls. Every time Elisa saw one she would say "kee-kee (kitty) aawww!" These little guys look so cuddly and sweet, but are ready to kill and destroy whatever has food. One of them attacked a backpack that we left on the ground because it had a couple of bananas in an outside pocket. I managed to get the backpack and throw the bananas away so that they would leave. There are plenty of signs that warn against feeding the animals. There is good reason. Here are a couple of pictures of quati...
And just for good measure, here is a picture of a tarantula...
2 comments:
Wow! What an adventure you guys have had!
Looks like you guys had a great time. I think Elisa will have a great time when she is in College at a mixer playing two truths and a lie...the stories she will have.
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