Foz do Iguaçu is a one horse town, but boasts some fantastic attractions such as the Cataratas waterfalls and Itaipu dam. Foz is also very near the borders of Paraguay and Argentina so I was able to have a great visit with Veronica and Graham in Puerto Iguazú.
The coatis were my guides on the Brasileiro side of the falls.
The UNESCO World Heritage site of Iguaçu Falls is a massive chain of 275 waterfalls in an area of 3km, with heights up to 80m! Luckily I was able to visit both the Brazilian and Argentinian sides of the Cataratas. The Brazilian side is very well developed and has a great hiking trail along the side of the falls, and at the end is Garganta do Diablo the largest waterfall. There is an amazing platform where you can walk out into the middle of the falls and get soaking wet. On the Argentinian side there is a platform directly on top of Garganta do Diablo, plus you get a great view of the Brasileiro side of the falls.
The top of the falls from Argentina
Garganta do Diablo from Argentina
Itaipu is the largest dam in the world, and provides about 22% of the electric energy consumed in Brasil and 90% of the energy used in Paraguay. Itaipu is a massive block of concrete and spillways. I'm not really sure what happened but I wasn't allowed to go on one of the tours because the ticket office said my skirt was too short which was really weird for a tourist place- can't be showing too much ankle around the dam!
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