Well here we go
I shall start playing catch up now, because I have officially been the world laziest
blogger in the history of the world. So step one! Tell about to trip to the
falls. WOW. I like to think that I am
more than a mediocre writer, but honestly that is the only way I can describe
what I saw. Before last week I never understood the phrase ¨jaw dropping beauty¨
however now I do. The falls as you can see, sort of, from my photos is yes
breath taking, though my photos do not give you the experience of standing in
front of the average of 553 cubic
feet of water falling per second and hearing the roar of the water, it
is quite a humbling experience. It made me realize how little we humans are in
the world. Along with how laughable the fantasy is that we have, that we have,
control over everything. Seeing Mother Nature at her biggest and best allowed
me to see the big picture. Also, allowed me to become quite terrified of global
warming; considering that if this
was a natural event, what would happen if she attacked un-naturally. We went to the Argentinean side of the falls considering it has the most to see, and also spent the night in Porto Iguazu.
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| I went
to the falls with my friend Lenny from Belgium! This is us in front of a salta
(meaning little fall... Spanish sometimes I question your logic) My friend Lenny
is six foot three.... This was in the morning when it was quite chilly and we
got soaking wet. |
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| This is a German girl who we shared a taxi with from our hostel and she joined us for the adventure and later on we also adopted an Aussie. |
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| This is the rainbow that almost always is in the falls area... stunning. |
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| different side of the falls |
After
searching all day, we found a flock of toucans.
To all those toucan stereotypes
out there, this is still a toucan!
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| A sign
warning us to stay away from the monkeys and coaties because they scratch, bite,
and steal your things.... |
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| one of
the HUNDREDS of coaties... they would follow us around like stray cats...
Though slightly terrifying considering they have huge claws and teeth... |
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There were also many
butterflies... Correction... TONS. They acted as mosquito’s, having to swat
them out of your face and off of your body... Not a terrible issue to have.
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| At the Devils Throat part of the falls. This was the best part considering you could hear the smash of the water and understand the power of it all. |
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| The very common wild Guinea pig. Also found throughout Paraguay. |
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| JUST WOW |
Currently
there is 100% capacity of water in the falls. This makes it even more
astounding than usual. As many of you may have seen that the water is a deep
orange-brown color. In the past the water ran clear, however as the years have
gone on, the deforestation has destroyed so much of the environment that now
when it rains the sediment simply flows directly into the water turning it this
color, rather than the trees and foliage stopping it. Their fish population is
suffering immensely considering that it is quite hard to breath (whether it be
air or water) when there is dirt in it. Therefore, a majority of their fish
population is suffocating. For older and better photos and facts please view
the following website. http://twistedsifter.com/2010/03/iguazu-falls-10-incredible-facts/
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