*WS 97 - The thundering Iguazu Falls in Brazil/Argentina*
The Iguazu Falls is a series of waterfall bordering Brazil and Argentina, 20% of the falls in Brazil and 80% in Argentina. The rim width of the falls is 2.7 km, about a quarter without water. The main falls are 60 m to 82 m deep. Both countries have national parks named after the falls and both are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
The Iguazu Falls is in fact one of the top 3 waterfall in the World. The others are Victoria in Africa and Niagara in North America.
We visited the falls in 2019. It was a rainy afternoon when we were on the Brazilian side. The first 3 photos were taken on this side, with tourists taking selfie in raincoats. On the next day we had a full day exploring the Argentina side. We trekked for several hours along established trails viewing the many falls at different places. The 5th photo shows the Mbigua Falls and the 7th the Devil's Throat where a huge amount of water swirl down the deep curved fissure in the rock to create a spectacular series of waterfall if viewed from below. The monkeys here are the black capuchins, said to be very intelligent.
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