Accommodations: American Portal Del Iguana

This morning after breakfast we left our larger pieces of luggage at the hotel and we packed a small bag for the next few days that we’ll be spending in Iguazo.

We headed to the airport to catch our flight and as usual, the flight was delayed. We finally arrived in Iguazo and since we only had carry-on luggage with us, we immediately left the airport and boarded our bus to make our way to the Argentina-Brazil border.

We had to change buses at the border and give our passports to be stamped in Brazil and then we had a quick lunch of empanadas. The empanadas, every place we’ve had them on this trip are nothing like what my friend Rosa makes and since Rosa taught me… what I make. Ours are much better and Allan totally agrees.

Iguazo falls are among the world’s most beautiful and powerful falls… twice as high as Niagara and 65 feet wider. There are many individual falls that cascade down and it is quite an amazing sight.

We entered the Brazilian side of the Iguazo Falls National Park and walked the paths that lead to several platforms to views the falls from different angles. We were able to get close enough to feel the spray on our faces, which was welcoming since the temperature was in the mid-nineties and we were all drenched with sweat.

At the end of the walkway, we rode the elevator to the top and waited for the rest of our group to arrive. It was nice to sit down and relax. While we were sitting there, we saw a few coatis (raccoon-like animals) walking around scouting for food. Our guide told us to stay away from them as some can carry rabies.

After visiting the falls, we boarded the bus and rode back into Argentina and checked into our hotel. Allan and I took showers to freshen up from the heat.

We had a welcome dinner at the hotel, but I didn’t eat it. They served a fish that apparently is similar to piranha. Everyone enjoyed it, but it tasted very fishy to me. Yuck!

We all called it a night and went to bed. Tomorrow we can sleep in which will be nice.

(I will have to post the rest of the pics on tomorrow’s post since for some reason, the rest of the pics won’t upload. Probably an internet problem.)

Caught a rainbow across the falls.