foz do iguacu

One of the great natural wonders of the planet can be found in the state of Paraná at Foz do Iguaçu and Puerto Iguazú, Misiones province; on the border of Brazil and Argentina. Five times larger than its more famous American cousin, Niagara, the falls at Foz consist of 275 individual falls that stretch 1.8 miles (2.9 km) across the Iguaçu River. The most impressive, the Devil’s Throat, is the largest fall in the world in terms of volume of water per second.

The falls are an unforgettable spectacle at any time of the year and can be viewed from both the Brazilian and Argentine banks of the river. The falls and park, an attraction in its own right, were designated a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1986.