The Iguazú National Park is one of the most important ecological treasures of the world. The biodiversity of species that inhabit 5,500 hectares make it the only place of its kind in South America.

There are between 160 and 270 waterfalls that vary according to the river flow and reach a front of almost 3 kilometers and a height of approximately 70 meters. Of all the falls, the most outstanding one is the Garganta del Diablo. It groups several falls in a semicircle 200 meters wide and 90 meters high. Its name ("throat of the devil") comes from the mysterious aura produced by the noise of the water and by the vapor generated as the water falls. It is only possible to arrive at the falls by boat. Flooding destroyed the passages that used to lead to the Garganta.

Source: Diego Carnio - www.almundo.com
Translations and editing by: JoAnn Arbore Mainardi
 

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