Solve, create, share and talk about jigsaw puzzles

BRAZIL – Iguazu Falls – Brazilian side

Bookmarked Bookmark Solve this jigsaw puzzle later
ShareShare with your friends
ReportReport as inappropriate
88
210
Solve puzzle
88 pieces
210 solves
Solve puzzle

Thanks for sharing. Here is your html-code:

Why are you reporting this puzzle?

This is the fourteenth of a series of around 30 photos taken with a non digital camera and on both, the Argentinian and the Brazilian side, back in 2010.


Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls (Spanish : Cataratas del Iguazú) 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 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", meaning "water", and "ûasú ", 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 Alvaro Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1541.


DISTRIBUTION OF THE FALLS BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL

The Iguazu Falls are arranged in a way that resembles a reversed letter "J".

The Argentina–Brazil border runs through the Devil's Throat. On the right bank is the Brazilian territory, which is home to more than 95% of the Iguazu River basin but has just over 20% of the jumps of these falls, and the left side jumps are Argentine, which makes up almost 80% of the falls.

THE ARGENTINIAN SIDE
Argentina's Cataratas de Iguazu offers a multi-faceted and truly visceral experience. With bragging rights over almost two-thirds of the falls, it's easy to spend a full day or two exploring all it has to offer. Whether you want to go wildlife-spotting in the Iguazu National Park or take the "Tren de la Selva" to the top of the falls.

THE BRAZILIAN SIDE
What Foz do Iguaçu lacks in size compared to its Argentinian counterpart, it makes up for with fantastic observational opportunities. A glass lift takes you from the top viewing deck to the boardwalk, where you can walk (highly recommended !!) along the edge of the panoramic pours.
Why this advertisement?

Comments

Please sign in to comment. Don't have a profile? Join now! Joining is absolutely free and no personal information is required.

csarmientoj

Sounds great Ricardo !! Marzo llegara pronto..., y tu nieta estara muuuy contenta de volver a ver a su amiga del colegio y desde luego de viajar con su Abuelito a tan bonitos lugares. Feliz viaje y muchos saludos.

March will come soon and your granddaughter will be most than happy to see again her classmate and most of all to travel with her GrandPa to such beautiful places !!

Concepción

GeorgiaKayaker

Hola Concepción.

Vamos a volar a Buenos Aires para que mi nieta pase una semana o dos con una compañera de clase que se mudó a Buenos Aires y luego iremos a ver las cataratas de ambos países. Estoy deseando que llegue el paseo en barco de cerca.

We are going to fly into Buenos Aires for my granddaughter to spend a week or two with a girl classmate who moved back to Buenos Aires and then we will go see the falls from both countries. Looking forward to the up close boat ride.

Hasta la próxima vez, Ricardo

csarmientoj

@Bubba1943
Thank you for commenting Bubba1943 !! And why not ?? Nobody knows, maybe one of these days you will be able to visit the Iguçu Falls... Greetings and a nice day to you ,

csarmientoj

@GeorgiaKayaker
Hi Richard, good morning !! Great idea to visit Iguçu Falls. Please go to both countries, starting with the Argentinian side and finishing in Brazil, the most spectacular. We visited in November, which was Spring in the Southern continent and the weather was very nice. Muchos recuerdos y hasta pronto. Concepción

Bubba1943

Great waterfall picture. Wish I could visit there.

GeorgiaKayaker

I've been thinking about there in late March or April and taking my granddaughter.
Hopefully the weather will be as nice as in the picture

csarmientoj

Thanks to you for commenting babka1948. I am happy to hear you liked the photo and the information provided as well. Greetings ,

babka1948

Díky za krásnou fotografii i informace! :-)

Why this advertisement?