Cataratas de Iguazú

     Last weekend I took a trip to Iguazú Falls--one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, located on the border of Argentina and Brazil! It's the widest waterfall in the world, and a third again taller than the Niagara. There aren't enough words to describe how spectacular it is, my pictures don't even do it justice! There are rainbows all over the place and.. it's just unreal!
     We spent all Saturday walking around the trails at the park... there were endless views of all the falls, it was so incredible.

Mermaid Lagoon, Neverland.

Waterfall selfie.

     

     We bought boat tickets to take us under the falls. Let me tell you--WAY better than any water-ride at Six Flags! :] We got an excellent view of all the falls from the water, and then they plunged us straight into two different spots. We were SOAKED! And laughing nonstop--because what are our lives right now? 

     Below you see the best and the worst parts of the park. A) I saw WILD TOUCANS in their NATURAL HABITAT. And B) Coatíes are terrifying. They're like squirrels, but bigger and more proliferous with bushy tails and they climb on your tables and try to eat you and I hate them.

La Garganta del Diablo--the highest part of the falls. It's hard to see how cool it was because of all the spray but believe me--breathtaking! Oh, and across the falls is Brazil!

El "hito" de Argentina.

    We also went to Hito Tres Fronteras (Three Borders Landmark). From this spot you can see Brazil and Paraguay across the river from Argentina! They each have an obelisk painted with the country colors, above is Argentina's. I really wished we could've crossed into Brazil and/or Paraguay, but unfortunately we didn't have the appropriate visas. Womp womp.

     On Sunday we took four-wheeler trucks far out down some bumpy dirt roads way out into the country. We went to an indigenous village, and got to see how they live. They showed us their food, how they trap animals, and some children sang us a few songs! It was really neat, and really eye-opening to see that people still live so primitively.  

     

This trip was a welcome change--it was preplanned and prepaid for (for the most part). We just had to be in the right place at the right time, it was nice not have to think! We flew there (no more overnight buses, yay!), and also got to stay in a four star hotel....... I'm honestly not sure what I enjoyed more, the falls or the breakfast at the hotel. :] It'd been so long since I'd had a real breakfast!! There's not a whole lot going on in Puerto Iguazú (the town near the falls), so we took the opportunity to sleep a whole lot and get homework done. It was an excellent relaxing weekend.