Iguazu- Part 1

            Well this is only part one because IM GOING BACK!!  And im so excited.  Iguazú falls was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen....it’s made up of 150-300 waterfalls depending on the water level and the whole thing together is pretty much a giant horseshoe of waterfalls with a cool island in the middle. 

          

 The sound of the falls was like deafening constant thunder and the mist made it difficult to take pictures at times.  There were boardwalks that were hanging over the falls practically and there was a boardwalk that was extremely close to being underneath one of them so that standing there, you got drenched head to foot within 10 seconds :D 

            Nothing compares to Iguazu like being there but take a look at some of my facebook pictures (coming up soon hopefully) and you’ll see what I mean.  And on top of that, the animals were really unique. I saw creatures that I’ve never even heard of before and got to see a bright blue bird do some sort of singing dance.   The butterflies were beautiful but what was impressive was the number of butterflies.  I swear, there were swarms of them at times… you would be walking and realize 6 butterflies on his back.  It was just a great experience and if you ever go to south America, this should be one of your pit stops without a doubt. 

            And if you make it to Iguazu be sure to visit the iniginous community while you’re there. We got to go on a tour and it was really interesting.  The age of the people was what really struck me.  I didn’t see anyone who looked over 30 although I know there had to have been and the parents in the community looked my age.  We did ask one guy how old he was and he said 19 and he’s married with a 3 year old daughter.  It was a very neat way of life with virtually no wasting of resources and they still trapped most of their animals with ingenious contraptions.  It was quite a different experience than most of what I’ve seen in Argentina but really cool!!!