Iguaçu Falls, Panoramic Views in Brazil

Iguazú Falls, spelled Iguassu or Iguaçu in Portuguese, can also be visited from Foz do Iguaçu, located in the state of Paraná in the south of Brazil. If you don’t have a Brazilian visa to enter the country (and you don’t figure out how to sneak over for a bit, as travelers have occasionally been [...]

Iguazú: Hotels, Hostels and Buses

← cont. from: Iguazu:Transportation and Lodging Top-range lodging recommendations in Iguazú Among the top of the line lodgings in Puerto Iguazú there are really only two obvious choices, especially if you’re here for only a night or two— the Sheraton Hotel located in the National Park in Argentina or the Hotel das Cataratas located in [...]

Transportation and Lodging in Iguazú

← cont. from: Iguazu:The Fury of Nature Getting to and around Puerto Iguazú Puerto Iguazú is located in the northern part of Misiones, a province in the northeast of Argentina. It is about a 17-hour bus ride from Buenos Aires and costs around $AR440-$AR750 ($US116-$194) for roundtrip ticket. Make sure you request a ‘cama’ or [...]

Iguazú Falls: The Fury of Nature

When faced with nature’s brute strength and grandeur at Iguazú Falls, it’s easy to understand why mystical stories of love and rage serve to explain this phenomenon of nature. Local legend maintains that this is the spot where a beautiful woman was sacrificed every year in order to tame a vicious snake that inhabited the [...]