Jon and Katie's Travels

We have finished our two years of service, but still: the contents of this website are ours personally and do not reflect any position of the US government or the Peace Corps. Now on to adventures in Argentina, so read on!

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Wow!

That's really about all you can say about IguazĂș... It is stunning and overwhelming to see. This will be a mainly photo blog because I am feeling blog-guilt for not posting for so long, plus, in this case the photos do as good a job as I could do with words.
Much of the falls... and note that I say plural because it is not just one fall, but rather many many over several kilometers of cliffs. Still many of them are accessed on these metal catwalks. On the particular one shown above, Katie is approaching a feature called 'Garganta del Diablo'. That leads to the question... Why are so many of the earths coolest features attributed to the Devil??
It is amazing though, and fairly throat-like... It is also the most powerful of the falls, with the majority of the water all funneled into this one chasm. The sound is visceral! I do have video... maybe I will try to post it here later.
This one is looking downstream of the 'throat'.
Some more of the falls. These you get to appreciate from both a trail at the bottom, and a catwalk along the top.
Again, sound pounding wetness!
IguazĂș is not just about the falls, it also is a refuge for an interesting variety of wildlife.
This one was a bit too interested in Katie!
I saved the most spectacular for last. Here it is...a rare photo of the elusive 'Cui'! Also known as the wild version of a Guinea Pig. Cheers!

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