Iguazu Falls: the largest cataract in Latin America

by calvomat on August 9, 2011

Iguazu Falls, Misiones, Argentina

Iguazu Falls, Misiones, Argentina

The Iguazu Falls (Cataratas del IguazĂș, in Spanish) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border between Brazil and Argentina.

Iguazu currently is in the second place for average annual flow after Niagara Falls, and its heights fall is about 80 mts. The complex layout of small rivers and islands has a total of 275 falls of which the most famous is the Devil’s Throat, Iguazu’s largest cataract.

Photo Sources: http://www.flickr.com/photos/markgee6/2574725634/sizes/m/in/photostream/

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