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Home -> Travel Blogs -> Iguazú/Iguaçu 22 May 08 - 26 May 08 Pg 2
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As of all other days, I had difficulties waking up early enough in the morning (just blame the beer) and headed out to the falls only at 9am after the complimentary breakfast (bread, Dulce de Leche, jam, & tea). Getting to the falls was a no-brainer; took a bus from the terminal (AR$8/S$3.81 per return journey) and arrived at the entrance 30mins later.

The Iguazú National Park was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. Like all UNESCO sites that I had visited, entrance fees are usually not cheap; I sometimes wonder if becoming a UNESCO site also means that authorities can charge exorbitant entrance fees. Anyway, I unwillingly paid AR$40 (S$19.05) at the ticket counter. The staff was patient in explaining that there would be a 50% discount if I would return tomorrow. I was not tempted by it somehow; maybe I was just wearing the miser's mask.

There were primarily 3 routes to take on the Argentine side of the falls; (1) Paseo Superior or Upper Trail (2) Paseo Inferior or Lower Trail (3) Garganta del Diablo Trail. Spent the rest of the day taking pictures on these sights. What amazes me was the close proximity that the park had offered to the visitor. At the Devil's Throat (a U-shaped 150-metre-wide and 700-metre-long cliff), the sight of the river gushing down into a bottomless pit and the deafening roar of the waterfall just got into me. I stared out blindly for a moment; feeling speechless and drenched by the eternal mist. There were initial thoughts if this was indeed real - I touched my face and it was wet.

Yeah, something that beautiful does exist.

   
Note that the picture was not doctored in Photoshop. The rainbow was essentially there whole day as the phenomenon is created when the sun rays falls onto the mist produced by the falls.

p.s.: More rainbows will be seen later.

I was this close (with the help of my 12x optical zoom function in my camera) to a waterfall.

- impressions of an unknown waterfall along Paseo Superior
This is probably nothing to do with the waterfall but I saw this lady taking a snooze under the shade at noon. Well, the camouflage did not really help but at least she tried.
The coati (a kind of raccoon) in action as it tried to sniff for food at a rubbish bin. The park is filled with these and can sometimes be a nuisance especially at cafe where they will try to snatch food from the visitors.
wyattwang.com doing it at Salto Bossetti, Iguazú National Park, Argentina. Another one of my major milestones completed!
Visitors enjoying the top-down view of the waterfall along Paseo Superior.

- impressions of Paseo Inferior, Iguazú National Park, Argentina
Simply amazing views of the waterfall at Salto San Martin. It was just amazing!
wyattwang.com doing it at Salto San Martin, Iguazú National Park, Argentina.
This was taken at Garganta. Not sure if a hole among the rocks were created specially so that the waterfall behind it can be viewed. Anyway, tropical lush greenery thrives in the vicinity of the falls (reminded me of the tropical rainforests in Malaysia).
wyattwang.com doing it at Isle San Martin, Iguazú National Park, Argentina. Thought that it was a rather good photograph as the late afternoon sun rays were shining onto my face.

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