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Iguazu Falls,
Iguazú Falls,
Iguassu Falls or
Iguaçu Falls are waterfalls of the
Iguazu River on the border of the
Brazilian state of
Paraná and the
Argentine province of
Misiones. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The Iguazu River rises near the city of
Curitiba.
The river flows through Brazil for most of its course, although most of the falls are on the
Argentine side.
Below its confluence with the
San Antonio River, the Iguazu River forms the boundary between Argentina and Brazil.
The name "Iguazu" comes from the
Guarani or
Tupi words "y" [ɨ], meaning "water", and "ûasú "[waˈsu], meaning "big"
. Legend has it that a god planned to marry a beautiful woman named Naipí, who fled with her mortal lover Tarobá in a canoe. In rage, the god sliced the river, creating the waterfalls and condemning the lovers to an eternal fall. The first
European to find the falls was the
Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1541.
Geography Iguazu Falls
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Iguazu Falls is located where the Iguazu River tumbles over the edge of the Paraná
Plateau, 23 kilometres (14 mi) upriver from the Iguazu's confluence with the
Paraná River.[1] Numerous islands along the 2.7-kilometre-long (1.7 mi) edge divide the falls into numerous separate waterfalls and cataracts, varying between 60 to 82 metres (197 to 269 ft) high.
The number of these smaller waterfalls fluctuates from
150 to
300, depending on the water level. About half of the river's flow falls into a long and narrow chasm called the
Devil's Throat (Garganta del
Diablo in
Spanish or
Garganta do Diabo in
Portuguese).
The Devil's Throat is U-shaped, 82 metres high, 150 m wide, and 700 m long (269×492×2,297 ft). Placenames have been given also to many other smaller falls, such as
San Martín Falls, Bossetti Falls and many others.
About 900 metres (2,950 ft) of the 2.7-kilometre (1.7 mi) length does not have water flowing over it. The edge of the basalt cap recedes by 3 mm (0.1 in) per year. The water of the lower Iguazu collects in a canyon that drains into the Paraná River, a short distance downstream from the
Itaipu Dam. The junction of the water flows marks the border between Brazil, Argentina, and
Paraguay. There are points in the cities of
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil,
Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, and
Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, which have access to the Iguazu River, where the borders of all three nations can be seen, a popular tourist attraction for visitors to the three cities.
Distribution of the Falls between Argentina and Brazil
The Iguazu Falls are arranged in a way that seems like a reverse letter "J".
The border between Brazil and Argentina runs through the Devil's Throat. On the right bank is the Brazilian territory, which has just over 20% of the jumps of these falls, and the left side jumps are Argentine, which make up almost 80% of the falls.
Tourism Iguazu Falls
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There are two international airports close to Iguazú Falls: the Argentine
Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (
IGR) and the Brazilian
Foz do Iguaçu International Airport (
IGU). Argentina's airport is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the city of Iguazu but closer to the Falls hotels than its Brazilian counterpart. There is bus and taxi service from and to the Airport-Falls. Brazil's airport is between Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and the falls.
LAN Airlines and
Aerolíneas Argentinas have direct flights from
Buenos Aires to Iguazu
International Airport Krause. Several Brazilian airlines, such as
TAM Airlines,
GOL,
Azul, WebJet, offer service from the main Brazilian cities to Foz do Iguaçu.
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- published: 09 May 2014
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