Foz in Portuguese means mouth of a river and Iguaçu in Tipi-Guarani means great or big water. This designated UNESCO world Heritage site features over 275 falls. This morning Gabriel a guide for G-Adventures took us on a tour of the Brazilian side of the falls. They are absolutely magnificent. We were hoping to go for a helicopter ride and to the bird sanctuary but a heavy rain prevented that so perhaps tomorrow or the next day. I think the only way to describe the falls is visually. What would be the words to describe such a spectacular sight? Roaring, gigantic, plummeting, green, mist enshrouded?
Dennis speaks…
Today we visited Iguassu Falls and it was spectacular. If you look up largest waterfalls in the world you have to be more specific. Height, length, volume? We’ve now seen three that qualify in some way: Iguassu, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, and of course, Niagara Falls somewhere in North America. 😢 We can’t say United States anymore without bringing up many questions, expressions of horror, etc. We’ve seen all three. They were all fantastic but Victoria Falls would top my list.
We had planned on a helicopter ride over the falls today but rain set in and squelched that plan so we’re shooting for the day after tomorrow.
Tomorrow we’ll again see Iguassu Falls but this time from the Argentine side. Two countries, Argentina and Brazil border it and Paraguay touches it as well.
Stay tuned for more information on the helicopter ride if the weather permits. Until then, contanto—(so long in Portuguese). Impressed? If not, “voce pode beijar minha bunda.” That’s “you can kiss my a—s,” also in Portuguese. 🤭
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