Today is Argentina Falls day. I went into town and bought a bus ticket, ran a few errands to the grocery and ATM, and went back to the hostel to grab my stuff and go. I caught the city bus into the falls, and then paid my entry fee to the park for the day. It was hot. Really hot. and Iguazu is a humid area, so it was hotter and more humid than Atlanta in the worst of the summer. At least it was beautiful out, and apparently when it's sunny, you get the best view of everything.
I still can not get over how beautiful and overwhelming these falls are. I couldn't stop taking pictures because everywhere I looked, they looked different and better than where I was looking before!
the park has all sorts of nature trails to hike and see the falls from different angles, and enjoy the wildlife in the park. I saw meter long iguanas, monkeys in the trees, ants that were at least 5 cm long, animals that looked like huge gerbils, and some sort of animal in the racoo
n family, that they call "Coatis".The trails range from 1.3 km to 3.1 km, and I completed all 4 of the trails. I was exhausted. The thermometer read 41 degrees, which *9/5 +32 = 106 degrees. I told you it was hot. I finally left the park around 4:00, and came back into town and had a really late lunch.
From lunch, I went to the hostel and sat by the pool for 30 minutes to relax, and met a girl named Patty from NY. She had just finished her PhD, and was taking a bit of time to travel. Together, we took a walk (about 5km round trip) to a point called "Tres Fronteras" which is where the rivers meet, and you can see Paraguay, Brazil, and are standing in Argentina (see photo)
That night, we came back and made ourselves a small dinner (as I'd had lunch at 4:00) of fruit and bread and yogurt, and then I read and went to sleep early, as I was exhausted.
PS - I hope you're enjoying that I am adding pictures now!
1 comment:
Were those ants really 5cm long? If that's true, those are some monstrous ants. You realize that's like 2 inches long. damn!
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