Iguazu Falls

 

Iguazú Falls are the result of a volcanic eruption which left yet another large crack in the earth. It is taller and twice as wide than the Niagara Falls. The curtain of water with 275 cascades spread in a horseshoe shape over two miles of the Iguazu River.

A legend says that a big snake called "Boi" lived in the river. To calm its ferocity, aborigines sacrificed a woman every year as an offering. But once a brave guarani aborigin kidnapped the woman and saved her from the traditional rite escaping through the river. Boi burst in anger, bent its body and split the river forming the cataracts separating the man and the woman.

Iguazu Falls is the most visited place in Misiones and one of the most imposing natural attractions in Argentina. There are more than 270 falls in an area where cliffs and islets are scattered in a half moon.

 

Iguazu Falls is actually split into two main parts by the San Martin Island (La Isla San Martín). The part with the largest volume of water is the narrow horseshoe of the Devil's Throat (La Garganta del Diablo). This is the portion of the falls that is split between Argentina and Brazil.

 

 

The first inhabitants in the area were the Caingangues Indians. This tribe was dislodged by the Tupi-Guaranies who coined the name Iguazú (Big Water). 

 

 

With the flooding of the Guaíra Falls in 1982, Iguazu currently has the second greatest average annual flow of any waterfall in the world.

 

 

The first Spanish explorer to see the falls was Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1541. The name of the falls comes from the Guaraní word for "great water”. In 1984, it was established as a Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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