One of the most important tourist sights in Brazil, the Cataracts of Iguassu. Listed by UNESCO as a Natural Heritage of Humanity, the Park includes a very rich flora and fauna. The town is situated on the frontier of Brazil with Paraguay and Argentina.
Foz do Iguassu have one of the great natural wonders of the world, the Iguaçu Falls. The city is one of the most visited city by tourists in Brazil. Most of the tourists are Brazilians and Argentinians, but Americans, Germans, Italians, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese tourists are also common in the city. The city has approximately 100 hotels and pousadas. The attractions of the city are many.
Favourite spots:
One of the most beauty sight in the world, are the water falls in Foz do Iguassu, I came to live here after the Golf war in 1991 in Kuwait. What a change. The name Iguazu comes from the Guarani words y (water) and guasu (big). The legend says that a god pretended to marry a beautiful aborigine named Naipú, who fled with her mortal lover in a canoe. In rage, the god sliced the river creating the waterfalls, condemning the lovers to an eternal fall.
What's really great:
The Iguazu Falls (large as three Niagara Falls together), part of the falls are in the Brazilian side, others (including the Garganta do Diabo, Parque Nacional do Iguaçu (Iguazu National Park), also in both Brazil and Argentina, where the falls are. It is protected by the IBAMA. Itaipu Dam, the most powerful dam of the world, in Parana river, together with Paraguay. The Tríplice Fronteira (Triple Frontier), location where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet. Each side has its own Marco (landmark). The Omar Ibn Al-Khatab mosque, the largest outside Middle East. The Bird's Park (Parque das Aves), with a reasonably big collection of wild birds, and the Bosque Guarani, the city's zoo.
Accommodations:
Bourbon Cataratas Resort & Convention
Bourbon Iguassu Golf Club & Resort
Best Western Falls Galli
Bristol Carima Hotel e Convention
Mabu Thermas & Resort
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