Iguacu means “mighty waters” in the language of the Guarani people who inhabited this area before European settlers arrived in the mid 16th century. When Spanish explorer Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca discovered the falls in 1542, he wanted to call them Santa Maria. The falls are indeed “mighty” though, and locals didn’t care a heck of a lot about Santa …
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Foz de Iguacu – I think I like the imaginary pictures from that side better.
When one gets to the Falls, both the Brazilians and Argentines ask you which one you liked better. Now having not seen the Brazilian side of the falls (since I only imagined what it was like to be over there yesterday) and only seen the Argentine side, one would assume that I would actually like the side that I actually …
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Photolog link: http://www.rishisankar.com/Travel/Argentin/Iguazu-Day-1-2009-9th-November/10264737_dBppf#708379585_brAaD Iguazu – no words necessary : An Iguazu Falls photoblog
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