Iguasu Falls (Natural Tourism Of The World) - The waterfall, known as the Mother of waterfalls, extends 3 kilometers
and a dividing border between Argentina and Brazil. The thundering water
descends from a height equal to a 24 storey building, and even compared
to Niagara seems negligible. Iguasu Falls
is officially in the ranking of the 100 wonders of the world and locals
say it is the "most dangerous" of waterfall in the world.
Iguazu means ‘big water’ and is of Indian origin, it comes from the Tupi-Guarani tribes.
The waterfall formed 120 million years ago and has the range of about 275 waterfalls, being created by the Parana and Iguazu rivers close to their mouth. The largest and most impressive of them is the devil's throat waterfall. The waterfalls are the only ones that are a part of the Brazilian National Park; Iguazu Falls is the largest subtropical preserve in the world.
The enormous amount of waterfalls located in the form of a horseshoe, with a length of 2700 meters is attracting over 700 thousand tourists each year. This is one of the most visited tourist sites. The average amount of water strikes of the waterfall is about 1500 m3 per second and during different season’s ranges between 500 and 6500 m3 per second.
The waterfall formed 120 million years ago and has the range of about 275 waterfalls, being created by the Parana and Iguazu rivers close to their mouth. The largest and most impressive of them is the devil's throat waterfall. The waterfalls are the only ones that are a part of the Brazilian National Park; Iguazu Falls is the largest subtropical preserve in the world.
The enormous amount of waterfalls located in the form of a horseshoe, with a length of 2700 meters is attracting over 700 thousand tourists each year. This is one of the most visited tourist sites. The average amount of water strikes of the waterfall is about 1500 m3 per second and during different season’s ranges between 500 and 6500 m3 per second.
Iguasu Falls (Natural Tourism Of The World)