Iguazu Falls. Northern Argentina.
We really went out of our way to visit Iguazú Falls in Northern Argentina on the border of Brazil, however there is a severe drought in South America at the moment and it has brought the falls to its knees. For the first time in 20 years the 270 falls that make up the Igauzú Falls system have been reduced from the normal 350,000-400,000 gallons per second to 80,000 gallons per second. Many of the falls are dry and the main attraction, The Garganta del Diablo, from what we have been told, is paltry compared to what it can be during normal water levels. We still enjoyed our day at the park, and we were still blown away by The Garganta del Diablo. I cannot imagine all of the falls flowing at normal level, it must be truly incredible. These images are from The Garganta del Diablo.
CNN article on the drought.
CNN article on the drought.
7 Comments:
magnificent even with the reduced water....this is a wow
yeah, it was pretty good. The only downside was that the hight light, the Garganta del Diablo was pretty much the only part of the falls not dry, which means the entire population of the park was there to see it at once, so it was a bit pushy and shovey..
You couldnt really sit back and view it. It was a bit of a brawl...
Michael,
Is Megan okay? Haven't seen anything from her in a while. The pictures are great. You guys are providing a great resource for fellow travelers. Hope to hear from ya'll soon. Jan from Mississippi
Jan,
Megan is right here next to me at the internet cafe. I have not murdered her and stuffed her into my backpack, yet.
We are in our last city, our final stop before getting on a jet plane to home, Buenos Aires. So we are kind of chilling hard. I have not even taken a photo in the past week.
Megan is fully engaged in eating Argentine beef, watching ER reruns late at night on cable, and shopping.
Today we move to a fancy hotel in Recoleta to close out our final 3 days in South America.
Wow, I visited Iguazu around July 10th, and it was hard to imagine it with more water, though I knew levels were low due to the fact that it was dry season. Still, only the Salto Chico was dry-hard to understand how all that water disappeared in only a couple weeks.
I found your and Megan's blogs through LP TT, and have enjoyed both very much. I just returned home yesterday from a month in Argentina and checked in to see what's new. Thank you both for sharing your travels with us all.
Nice to know you haven't killed Megan. Looks like she is transitioning back to NY mode already. You guys must be really tired and ready to get back to US and your cat. Look forward to seeing a book from you two and hope to hear news of wedding. Jan
That's a damn shame...at full force Iguazu is nothing less than spectacular. In this case, perhaps "impressive" is more fitting. Anyway excellent photos - I just got back from a year in Argentina and it's making me nostalgic. Keep up the good work.
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