Taller than Niagara Falls and twice as wide with 275 cascades spread in a horseshoe shape over almost two miles of the Iguazu River, Iguazu Falls are the result of a volcanic eruption which left a large crack in the earth. Iguazu Falls, called Foz do Iguaça in Brazilian and Cataratas del Iguazu in Spanish, lie on the Argentina-Brazil border and are a Unesco World Natural Heritage Site. During the rainy season of November to March, the rate of flow of water going over the falls may reach 450,000 cubic feet (12,750 cubic metres) per second.

These matters of fact details do nothing to describe the grandeur of the falls, the tremendous amount of water thunders down 269 feet. Iguazu Falls are divided by various islands into separate waterfalls. One of the best known is Devil’s Throat or Gargantua del Diablo with its perpetual spray high over the falls. Other notable falls are the San Martin, Bosetti and Bernabe Mendez.

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