Iguaçu Falls

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• Watervallen van de Iguaçu

  De Watervallen van de Iguaçu (Portugees: Cataratas do Iguaçu, Spaans: Cataratas del Iguazú) vormen het grootste complex van watervallen in Zuid-Amerika. Ze liggen op de grens tussen de Argentijnse provincie Misiones 80% en de Braziliaanse staat Paraná 20%. Hetgeen de cataratas wordt genoemd is een geheel van tussen de 270 tot 300 watervallen, afhankelijk van de hoeveelheid water die door de rivier Iguaçu stroomt. In totaal zijn de watervallen 2,7 kilometer breed en vallen tot 82 meter naar beneden. Het bekendste deel van de watervallen is de "Garganta del Diablo" (keel van de duivel), een grote halfronde waterval van 150 meter breed waarin het water 70 meter in de diepte stort. Recht over dit punt gaat bovendien de grens tussen Argentinië en Brazilië, waardoor het grootste deel van de watervallen in Argentijns gebied ligt. Het water stroomt echter weg van Argentinië, waardoor het meest complete uitzicht van de Braziliaanse kant te zien is. De watervallen bevinden zich in twee nationale parken, Nationaal park Iguazú in Argentinië en Nationaal park Iguaçu in Brazilië, die in 1984 en 1986 respectievelijk aan de lijst van het UNESCO Werelderfgoed werden toegevoegd. Vlak bij de watervallen bevinden zich twee steden. De grootste ligt in Brazilië en heet Foz do Iguaçu, de andere stad is Puerto Iguazú in Argentinië. Niet veel verder is ook de Paraguayaanse stad Ciudad del Este, het drielandenpunt tussen Argentinië, Brazilië en Paraguay, en verderop ook nog de Itaipudam.

• Devil's Throat, Iguazu Falls

  The Devil's Throat (Spanish: Garganta del Diablo, Portuguese: Garganta do Diabo) is a waterfall on the Iguazu River at the border of Brazil and Argentina. It is shared by the Argentine Iguazú National Park and the Brazilian Iguaçu National Park and accessible by the Rainforest Ecological Train, whose nearby station is called Garganta.

• Isla de San Martín (Argentina)

  The Isla de San Martín (English: Island of San Martín) is an island located in Argentina's Iguazu River, within the Iguazu Falls in Misiones Province.

• Belmond Hotel das Cataratas

  The Hotel das Cataratas, A Belmond Hotel, is a historic resort, the only hotel in Iguassu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Brazil, and has access to Iguassu Falls.

• Iguazu Falls

  Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. Together, they make up the largest waterfall system in the world. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The Iguazu River rises near the heart of the city of Curitiba. For most of its course, the river flows through Brazil; however, most of the falls are on the Argentine side. Below its confluence with the San Antonio River, the Iguazu River forms the border between Argentina and Brazil. The name Iguazú comes from the Guarani or Tupi words y [ɨ], meaning 'water', and ûasú [waˈsu], meaning 'big'. Legend has it that a deity planned to marry a beautiful woman named Naipí, who fled with her mortal lover Tarobá in a canoe. In a rage, the deity sliced the river, creating the waterfalls and condemning the lovers to an eternal fall. The first European to record the existence of the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1541. The falls are protected within Iguazú National Park in Argentina and Iguaçu National Park in Brazil, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1984 and 1986 respectively.

• Iguaçu National Park

  Iguaçu National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, pronounced [ˈpaʁki nasi.oˈnaw du iɡwaˈsu, - nasjoˈnaw -]) is a national park in Paraná State, Brazil. It comprises a total area of 185,262.5 hectares (457,794 acres) and a length of about 420 kilometers (260 mi), 300 kilometers (190 mi) of which are natural borders by bodies of water and the Argentine and Brazilian sides together comprise around 260,000 hectares (640,000 acres). Iguaçu National Park was created by federal decree nr. 1035 of 10 January 1939 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The park is managed by Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). The park shares a border with Iguazú National Park in Argentina. It also has one of the world's largest waterfalls, extending over some 2,700 meters (8,900 ft). It is home to many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, among them the giant otter and the giant anteater. The clouds of spray produced by the waterfall are conducive to the growth of lush vegetation.

• Rainforest Ecological Train

  The Rainforest Ecological Train or Waterfalls Train (Tren Ecológico de la Selva or Tren de las Cataratas) is a 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow gauge train that runs through the forest inside Iguazú National Park in the north of the province of Misiones of Argentina. The line is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and was built using rail track by French manufacturer Decauville.

• Hotel Gran Meliá Iguazú

  The Hotel Gran Meliá Iguazú is a five star establishment overlooking the landmark Iguazu Falls, in Misiones Province, Argentina.

• Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport

  Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Cataratas del Iguazú) (IATA: IGR, ICAO: SARI), also known as Mayor Carlos Eduardo Krause Airport, is an airport in Misiones Province, Argentina, serving the city of Puerto Iguazú and providing access to the nearby Iguazú Falls (Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú). It is the easternmost Argentine airport served by scheduled flights. The airport covers an area of 1,804 ha (4,460 acres) and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. The airport is in forested countryside 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Puerto Iguazú, and 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of the falls.[1]