THESE FALLS ARE ON THE IGUZU RIVER AND ARE MASSIVE COMPARED TO NIAGARA FALLS. THE FALLS ARE BY PARANA AND ARGENTINA. THIS RIVER FLOWS THROUGH BRAZIL - IGUANA MEANS WATER IN TUPI LANGUAGE THEIR LEGEND SAYS GOD PLANNED TO MARRY NAIPI WHO FLED WITH HER MORTAL LOVER.TAROBA IN A CANOE. IN RAGE THREE GODS SLICED THE RIVER CREATING WATERFALLS AND CONDEMNING THE LOVERS TO ETERNAL FALLS. THE FIRST EUROPEANS TO FIND THE FALLS WAS FROM SPAIN IN 1541. IN 2000 IT WAS A ANNOUNCED AS A WONDER OF THE WORLD. THE WATERFALLS82 METERS. ACTUALLY IT HAS 275 FALLS. IT HAS THE SECOND LARGEST GREATEST AVERAGE ANNUAL WATERFALL IN THE WORLD. IT HAS A BOX CALLED CATARACT. WATER COLLECTS IN A LOWER IGUAZU CANYON. THAT DRAINS IN IN THE PARANA RIVER. IT IS A REAL POPULAR ATTRACTION TO THE TOURISTS IN BRAZIL, PARAGUAY, AND ARGENTINA. ON THE ARGENTINA SIDE ARE 80% OF THE FALLS. THERE ARE TWO AIRPORTS NEARBY . THEY HAVE BUILT A LARGE WALKWAY CLOSE TO THE FALLS. THE TWO PARKS ARE IN BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA WERE DESIGNATED NATIONAL PARKS. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW HELICOPTER RIDES BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT HERE. AT ONE POINT A PERSON HAS 260 DEGREES OF THE FALLS. IT IS A SUBTROPICAL ENVIRONMENT AND HIGH TEMPERATURE YEAR ROUND.
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