During the planning stages of my Argentine trip, my friends who previously visited Argentina insisted that I visit Iguazu Falls, or Cataratas del Iguazú. After such insistence, I cut short my visit to Chile and headed off towards Misiones. On my way there I kept thinking to myself "this had better be worth it!". It is easy to build expectations, but when these are too high, disappointment can be higher.
The waterfalls are located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones and their name comes from the Guarani or Tupi words Y(water) and ûasú (big. Legend has it that a god planned to marry a beautiful aborigine named Naipí, who fled with her mortal lover Tarobá in a canoe. In rage, the god sliced the river creating the waterfalls, condemning the lovers to an eternal fall.
The sheer beauty of these falls, especially Devil's Throat is difficult to describe in words, one has to experience it in person to actually realise the beauty of such a place, where one can see what a beautiful world God created for us!
Photo Copyright Maria Vella-Galea 2008
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