One
of the world's most stunning
natural wonders, Iguazu
Falls is a series of magnificent
waterfalls located on the Iguazu
River, straddling the border between
Brazil and Argentina. This chain of
voluminous cataracts varies between 200
to 269 feet (60 to 82 meters) in height and
extends for more than a mile along a crescent-shaped
cliff before plunging over a
plateau with thunderous roars. Estimated
in number between 275 and 300,
the waterfalls are divided by numerous
islands. While some of the cascades
rush over ledges, creating dazzling
sprays of mist and rainbows, others
plummet straight down into a long, narrow
gorge called the Devil's Throat. The
falls in and of themselves are a breathtaking
spectacle, but their beauty is all
the more enhanced by the surrounding lush
forest teeming in exotic wildlife like parrots,
toucans, macaws, spotted jaguars, monkeys,
butterflies and vivid blooms of begonias
and wild orchids.
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Iguaçu Falls in south Brasil
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Picture Source: Collected from Internet
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