As one of the ‘Big Three’ – Iguazú, Niagara, and Victoria, a visit to the Iguazu Falls was an added bonus on our Argentinian tour. We were only in Iguazu for 18 hours, arriving late at night in a slightly rough round the edges eco lodge on the border with Paraguay, we headed to the Falls early, hoping to beat the tourist buses.
The Falls were, as predicted, a tourist hotspot but none the less impressive. A huge horseshoe of thundering waterfalls, and the sheer power of the water was tangible and untameable.
Evidenced by the broken bridges, there was a fragility of the infrastructure that I found unnerving, which seemed unshared by most tourists and tour guides, whose primary concern was taking the best selfies. In this regard, we too maximised the photo opportunities.
Whilst I really enjoyed walking through the jungle, the sounds of the insects reminded us that we are intruding on their environment and in contrast to the unspoilt landscapes of Patagonia, where we felt embraced by our surroundings.
That said, it was a beautiful place, and meandering along the forest walkways and pausing to marvel at the beauty of the falls, whilst soaking up the last few hours of Argentinian summer before heading back to the UK was a fitting end to a truly memorable family holiday.
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