Thursday, February 2, 2012

Day 233 - Jungle, heat and waterfalls

Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu - Royal Iguazu Hotel

We flew out very early this morning, our destination was Puerto Iguazu, where we were to visit the Argentinean side of Iguazu Falls. The weather was very humid, and very very hot. We caught the public bus to the falls, hopped on the rickety old train that to take us into the park, and then headed straight to the boat ride, wanting to do that first. It was a great choice, it was extremely hot, so the drenching we received when we were taken under some of the falls was just what we needed to cool down.

We then walked the lower and upper trails to the various vantage points along the falls, our wet clothing keeping us cooler. We did both the upper and lower trails, which covered views from the top and the base of the falls. After that another train ride to Garganta del Diablo (Devil's Throat), the most amazing part of the falls
where tons of water rushes into what appears to be a giant hole - truly an amazing sight.

It took us while to get back to our hotel between the return train trips and bus rides. We were pretty hot by the time we got back, so we had a swim in the pool to cool down, then headed out to a a parilla for more steak!

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