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This park holds the waterfalls of the Iguazú river, one of the most splendorous natural beauties of Argentina and extend over a surface of 67,000 hectares.
This park holds the waterfalls of the Iguazú river, one of the most splendorous natural beauties of Argentina. They are framed by a richly endowed subtropical jungle in the north of Misiones province and extend over a surface of 67,000 hectares. To the north, on the other side of the Iguazú river – which constitutes the international boundary – its Brazilian equivalent can be found. Both sides were named an Asset of the World by UNESCO in 1984.
The waterfalls originated thousands of years ago at a site known today as the “Landmark of the Three Boundaries” (Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay), where the Iguazú river flows into the river Paraná.
A geological fault in the bed of the river Paraná caused the mouth of the Iguazú river to become an abrupt waterfall. The Garganta del Diablo (the devil’s throat), with its height of 80 meters, is the most imposing waterfall.
The park features an indigenous flora of more than 2000 species and 450 species of birds – like toucans, magpies, parrots and martins – plus 80 species of mammals ( 5 species of wildcats ) and numerous insects, among which the large amount of coloured butterflies stand out.
