Naipi and Taroba. Lovers down the river with a look of fear. Behind him, the water ripples when Lord Mboi torrential tangible snakes chasing them. Ruler of the world is full of anger, because the footman ran Taroba bring offerings to him, Naipi Igobi chieftain’s daughter.
Mboi god continue to pursue making a hole in the riverbed. Formed a rushing waterfall. The boats are carrying young people into the crater was a waterfall, and did not come out again. Once, a Naipi turn into big rocks and Tarobi into a palm tree. Stone and palm it until now in the cliff tongue splitting Iquazu waterfall, on the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Caingangue ancient legend that the Indians became a tale that underlie the formation of this Iquazu waterfall. Iquazu is one of the three famous waterfalls in the world, although all three are not the biggest or the tallest waterfall in the world. Waterfall is a view comparable with the magnitude and beauty of the Niagara River (the border of the United States and Canada) and Victoria, located on the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Iquazu waterfall is a spectacular natural phenomenon and the most beautiful. Both from Argentina, especially from Brazil will be more beautiful and a wider outlook. Although to visit Iquazu have to travel far, because it was behind the hemisphere. Indeed, precisely Iquazu located in South America, not far from the point of three borders: Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.
Expression, the water appears to be falling into the cesspool shall also apply in this Iquazu. According to geological records, hundreds of thousands of years ago, in this place occurred the transformation of tectonic friction that creates a giant gorge or canyon. This makes the fault that caused the riverbed height difference, causing birth Iquazu waterfall. Iquazu name is derived from the Guarani Indian language meaning “great water.”
In Iquazu, formed a horseshoe-shaped canyon. Here are Garganta del Diablo or Devil’s Throat. The largest volume of water falling from a height of about 90 meters, which forms a crater on the riverbed. Rainbow often appears in this space, so full of spray mist.
Iquazu river discharges an average of 1800 cubic meters / sec. Canyon cliff along the 3.5 kilometers of bumpy, there are a lot of lumps of rock and trees, the waterfall tongue clipped, not only form a waterfall, but around 275 fruit waterfall with different heights between 40 and 80 meters.
There is also a terraced waterfall. See the natural phenomenon, a very impressive scenery unmatched. Not surprisingly, thousands of travelers arriving each day just want to watch and capture the natural grandeur through the millions of photos. In 1986, Iquazu attractions listed in the list of UNESCO as a natural heritage (heritage) for all mankind.
Waterfalls are located in the middle of the jungle thicket. On both sides of Argentina and Brazil do maintenance environment, with a national park to preserve the ecology of the entire flora and fauna. Various wild animals and various birds were flying, especially the variety of colorful parrots. Dozens of species of animals included in the list of animals conserved. This is an added value for the world tour.
In the national park, built various facilities for the travelers, available for the tour bus route. Meanwhile, the Argentine side there is a small railroad line specifically for tourists, so visitors do not need to walk to get around and enjoy thousands of acres of national parks.
Iquazu near waterfalls, there are old hotels that is very luxurious. On the Argentine side there are Iquazu Resort Hotel Sheraton Internacional, while in the Brazilian side there is Hotel Tropical Cataratas Iguaçu. Each is located very close to the waterfall, from both the hotel can be seen greatness Iquazu waterfall.
From the pages can go straight to the hotel pedestrian promenades sort of “catwalk”, constructed of concrete and steel floors winding follow the cliff edge. Partly protrudes into the middle of the river, along approximately 1.5 kilometers. Visitors can even closer to see more beautiful scenery