Following on from Curitiba we headed further south to one of the 'must see' gringo attractions - Iguazu Falls. The falls lie at the tri-border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay (although not visible from Paraguay). Apparently the two sides offer distinctly different experiences of the falls so we booked in a night at each. To our surprise, on arrival at the Klein Hostel (on the Brazil side) we were treated to a pool - not a bad touch. Again on the Argentinian side at the Che Legarto hostel we had a pool. Maybe it's an Iguazu thing. While on the Brazillian side of the border we also visited the Itaipu Dam. We then scored a discount transfer across to the Argentinian side of the falls to see what it had to offer. Here one can take a boat for AR100 (approx AU30) that takes you under the falls. In short the Argentinian side is significantly better - anyone that says otherwise or tries to sell some 'they can't be compared - they're unique' story is lying. The photos below don't really tell the whole story (they rarely do) as it basically just looks like he one waterfall taken from a number of different angles. In reality, it's a series of waterfalls that take a number of hours to walk around and see. I dont have any facts or figures about the falls but trust me, they're massive! Regardless, here they are for your viewing pleasure.
Falls:
Itaipu Dam:
This also brought our 5 week Brazillian adventure to a close. Very emotional. It's hard to believe how much ground we covered in that time and didn't even scratch the surface. In retrospect, the 4ish months we devoted to all of South America could have been spent solely in Brazil and still not seen everything. Oh well - sounds to me like an excuse to go back.
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