Las aventuras de Jen: Iguazu Falls, Argentina, June 17-19, 2008

So we left Buenos Aires on June 17 and took an hour and a half flight to Iquazu Falls. This is in the Northern part of Argentina on the border with Brazil and Paraguay. Iguazu Falls are the widest in the world even though they are not as famous. I saw a sign on a website that said

"Iguazu Falls......The Niagara on Viagra"

Now I have never been to the Niagara Falls, but this was quite amazing! Here is some more information. It is a very interesting and unique area.

Iguazu Falls

We stayed at a B&B called The Secret Garden. This was the beginning of a very magical few days. There were only 3 rooms and it was run be a man named John Fernandes. He is from India, but has lived in Argentina most of his life. He has a dog named Roxy that helped Terra not be so home-sick for her Jack Russell Terrier at home. John was very kind and informative. We enjoyed cocktail hour every evening where we sat on the beautiful deck and shared stories with John and the other guests. We also had two of the most amazing meals at a restaurant called Aqua. I would never have expected such fabulous cuisine in such a small town!

Terra with Roxy in the garden

One day we went on an "extreme tour". It was 4 hours long and lots of fun!
This is where we started.....

We had a very nice guide who spoke English and showed us some animal traps that the indigenous people used to catch food.

We had a nice stroll through the woods

And then the fun started

we climbed up this rock

Then zip-lined across the forest

climbed up a tall tree to get to another zip-line

and finally propelled our way down the same rock we climbed up

We relaxed on a very enjoyable boat ride after all that excitement

This is Argentina to the front, Paraguay on one side and Brazil on the other.....
I think? It all looked the same to me!

And now we get to Iguazu.....

cool trees and plants to look at while walking through the jungle

Lots of interesting animals
check out Maya's blog for a better description of some of the animals
and some other great pix in "Iguazu Falls"
terramaya

seeing the monkeys was definitely a highlight!
They are so adorably cute!

and then there is los cataratas....
words and pictures cannot describe the awesome power and beauty of this place.
I felt , heard and saw the fury of mother nature and the magnetism and sheer strength helped remind me of my puny existence on this planet. It was easily one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.