Puerto Iguazu

After three nights in Buenos Aires (more to come on another post) we flew north to the Argentine province of Misones where the famous Iguazu Falls are located. We stayed in Puerto Iguazu, a small town which is the gateway to the Falls on the Argentine side. We stayed at a great hostel which had avocado on toast for breakfast included! On our first night we had our first experience with a Parilla restaurant. They serve a variety of cuts of Argentine steak as well as sides to accompany. We ordered Filet de Lomo (eye fillet) and Bife De Chorizo (sirloin) as our steaks, cooked jugoso (juicy). We also ordered a parmesan risotto, a salad and a bottle of Malbec vino tinto (red wine). We managed our whole order in Spanish and experienced exceptional service. The whole meal cost $50NZD which is by far our most expensive meal outside of an airport but it was absolutely worth it.

The Falls

The Falls stretch across both Argentina and Brazil and we were lucky to be able to visit both sides.

The national parks in which the Falls are located are really well organised and despite the amount of tourists had no rubbish and lots of wildlife present. We spotted an aligator, a turtle, several birds and the infamous Coati. The Coati were usually present in the picnic areas waiting to snatch food from people’s bags. We were warned not to approach them as they are very vicious and are not afraid to attack humans. In some areas you have to eat lunch inside a cage to prevent them swarming.

We were absolutely blown away with the power and size of Iguazu Falls. The Argentine side was very lush with jungle and many areas to view the Falls up close. The Devils Throat is one of the larger sections with a huge amount of water falling. We managed to get really close (and really wet).

On the second day we braved the rainy weather to visit the Brasillian side of the Falls. We got a different perspective from this side and were able to see the Falls as more of a whole rather than in separate sections. We were still able to get really close to certain parts.

Before heading back to the airport on day three we visited a view point where Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina can all be seen from each other.

We had to use the go pro for most of our visit as our camera isn’t waterproof. The photos still came out pretty good but no where near as good as actually being there!

Puerto Iguazu

Argentina side

Devils throat

Brazil side

Wildlife

Three countries view point