city Iguassu, state Parana, Brazil

Водопады Игуасу Бразилия См. Фото-галерею

It is located approximately 650 km (400 mi) west of Curitiba, Parana's capital city. The inhabitants of the city are known as iguaçuenses.

When you visit the Iguaçu you really need a lot of space on your camera card, as every new view impresses. All the time you see these beautiful falls from different angles, and all of them are spectacular. When you go to the Argentinean side, you will get very close to the water. Near to the Devil’s Throat you get all wet in your face from the sprinkle water from the biggest fall of them all.

For the ones who really want to enjoy and experience the power of the water, you have to do a boat ride. Fast speedboats with 400 horsepower each, goes very near to the falls and even baptize you with a good sprinkle from one of the smaller falls.

The reserve is one of the last vast concentration of Atlantic Rainforest in the south of Brazil. Within its area macaws, parrots, toucans, jaguars, pumas, tapirs, deers and the symbol animal of Foz; the coati are protected. In 1986 UNESCO granted to the Park the title of Humankind Natural Heritage, definitely protecting the huge reserve that surrounds the Iguaçu Waterfalls.

Another icon impels the local tourism: Itaipu, the largest hydroelectric of the world. And, inside the Itaipu Tourist Complex, visitors can know the Ecomuseu, the Bela Vista Biological Refuge, and also see the Monumental Illumination of the Power Plant.

Besides the Waterfalls, the Iguaçu National Park offers interpretative trails and structure for practice of activities in a natural space, like: climbing, tree climbing, rafting and rappel. It is also possible to admire the area of the Waterfalls in helicopters flights.

Near to the entrance of the Iguaçu National Park, is located the Bird Park, where the visitor comes across the most different species of birds in its natural habitats.

Another interesting tourist attraction is the Three Landmark, limit between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, where it is possible to appreciate the three countries simultaneously, besides the encounter of the rivers Iguaçu and Paraná.

The city still has cultural attractions, with emphasis for the religious architecture, with the Main Church, the Buddhist Temple and the Muslim Mosque. In the architectural aspect, they still stand out the international bridges like Ponte Internacional da Amizade (Friendship), in the border with Paraguay and Ponte Internacional Tancredo Neves, border with Argentina.

There are still many options for leisure in the Itaipu Lake. In the proximities, it is located Weekend Fly, where visitors can have a trike flight over the lake (similar to a delta wing, but with a strong engine), being possible to visualize Itaipu Dam, Furnas Substation, Ecomuseu, Buddhist Temple and bridge Ponte Internacional da Amizade.

A place that deserves to be visited is the Parque das Aves (The Birds Park). This place combines ecotourism and environment education. In the park, the visitors stay very close to the birds. Some of them are so docile and curious that they come to peck your camera.

Besides all those alternatives, the city possesses a large hotel park, transportation system, gastronomy, support services and places for accomplishment of different events.