Brazil--Iguazu

Before we went to Rio we headed down to the Brazil/Argentina border to see the famous Iguazu waterfalls. We are so glad we did. Not only were they incredible, it was also really nice to spend some time in the country. If we had just gone to Rio and Sao Paulo, it would have been like someone saying they saw the USA, having just gone to New York City and Los Angeles. Since the falls are right along the border, there is an Argentina park and a Brazil park. Getting across the border took some effort, but we are so glad we did it. Both sides were gorgeous and really unique.

Cute Noel took the greatest pictures at Iguazu. All of the good ones on this post are from her!

The Devil's Throat is where all the rivers and falls meet. You literally can't hear anything when you get close and to get there at all you have to take a train and walk 1/2 a mile. It was incredible.

Argentina side

We went on the funniest boat tour in Argentina. Basically, we paid extra money for a guy to drive us under the falls and leave us there for awhile. Luckily we caught on quick enough to put our cameras away. These were all taken before we got completely drenched.

On both sides of the falls they have these awesome walkways that take you about as close as you can get to most of the best views. I can't imagine a national park in the USA building something so invasive, but we were really glad that Brazil and Argentina did!

These were taken on the Brazil side. Can you tell in the last picture that I was getting tired of pictures? I think Christopher picked up on it-- this is the last one we took for awhile. :)