Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls are on the Iguazu River between Brazil and Argentina. They are some of the largest falls in the world based on several metrics (compare to Niagara or Victoria falls). Iguazu Falls are actually a grouping of 275 falls that are 1.67 miles wide (wider than Victoria Falls) and are up to 289 feet high (taller than Niagara) and the flow rate is in between these, less than Niagara but more than Victoria. The falls are so wide that the best pictures I can find to do them justice are panoramas that are not good to post here. I have added a few great photos of the falls but you should click here for the best panorama picture and here for another good panorama.

I have not been to these falls but they are at the top of the list of which I would like to visit. A friend of mine who visited them said they were more impressive than Victoria Falls. In the aerial photo above you can see how the falls stretch from the center to the lower right. The center of the photo, and main falls are called the Devil's Throat. Below is the Devil's Throat up close.