AARP - Segunda Juventud - Iguazú Falls National Park

Argentina
A Country with a Different View

By Reese Erlich
February/March 2006

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With the falls straddling Brazil and Argentina, tourism workers argue vehemently about which country provides the best view. Thaisa Praxedes, a Brazilian ecological educator at the Refúgio Biológico Bela Vista, goes against the national grain: "From Brazil, it's like sitting in the auditorium, but from Argentina, it's like sitting on the stage."

Looking from Brazil towards Argentina

Two local buses take you from Brazil to Argentina's Iguazú National Park, with only a short stop to show your passport. U.S. citizens need no special visa. A narrow-gague train takes you around the park. One stop takes you to Devil's Gorge, the largest and most spectacular of the falls.

Looking from Argentina towards Brazil

Rushing waters fall 269 feet, kicking up a mist and producing shimmering rainbows. It is as if you're onstage watching a passionate, aquatic symphony.

As the train returns to the station, you can stop and visit San Martín Island, with its wide array of fauna and flora.

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