Iguazu Falls, Argentina

OK so there are water falls and there are WATER FALLS....

Need another example...

Well most people should have the point by now. This was a painful excursion costing us close to 40hrs of bus time to get to Puerto Iguazu from Cordoba and back to Buenos Aires...and yet, at the end of it, we were both extactic about the experience and would sacrifice the time again in an instant.

Over the course of our 23 hr bus trip from Cordoba to Iguazu, we passed through the arid wine country and miles of farmland into the subtropical rainforest that begins in Northern Argentina and continues up through Brazil. The change was gradual through the windows of our bus, but when we stepped off the bus (thanking God for surviving the epic journey), we immediately noticed the muggy weather and our rain forest surroundings...and all the fun wildlife that comes with the jungle.

We promptly found our hostel and had a quiet night in prep for our all-day adventure in the national park the following day.

The next day felt like we were kids again and going to Disneyland. It is important to note that the actual Iguazu Falls are divided between the Argentina/Brazilian border and most people go to both sides to see the falls from all angles. However, due to the high visa cost for Americans, it made more sense for us to cover the Argentina side in detail and take nice photos of the the Brazilian side without crossing the border. All in all, we had a full day of trekking on the "Lower Path," the "Upper Path," and on the island situated in front and center of the falls. The ultimate experience though was taking the train and foot path to the ¨Devil´s Throat¨ waterfall. This is the highlight of any trip to Iguazu. You literally feel like an early explorer ignoring the rumors of the ¨end of the earth¨and then finding yourself on the edge of the abyss waiting on the other side of the ocean (if of course the world was flat). Another way to describe the experience is exactly as the falls are named...like you are getting ready to be swallowed down a giant esophagus.

As it typically does in rain forests, it dumped rain for about the last hour of our trip, so our time at the ¨Devil´s Throat¨was a little extra wet which only added the the experience!

Click on video below to see the¨Devil´s Throat¨

We are now converts to the fact that no trip to Argentina or Brazil is complete without the side trip to see this amazing feat of nature and would highly recommend the experience to all crowds. It is now time to head back down to Buenos Aires to do some final shopping and enjoy our last weekend in the city that never sleeps before we head to our last stops in the Caribbean and Mexico...