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Exploring Parque Nacional Iguazú
Although exploring the breathtaking Parque Nacional
Iguazú involves traversing dense rainforest, the task is made
easier by an eco-train that runs the length of its crowning
feature, the magnificent Iguazú Falls, and by a network of
walkways that lead both along the top and to the base of the
tumbling cataracts. Other trails head away from the water
into the jungle, where tropical birds and capuchin monkeys
can be observed. For thrill-seekers, excursions include
powerboat trips to the foot of the falls, a salutary and soaking
reminder of the awesome power and inventiveness of nature.
The foaming Salto Bossetti seen from
Circuito Superior
Key
• Circuito Superior and
Ciudad
del Este Major road Circuito Inferior
Minor road £ from Estación Cataratas.
8 arranged at park entrance.
Foz do Iguaçu International border
• 7 Circuito Superior only.
Park boundary
An hour-long trail that runs
BRAZIL along the upper lip of the falls,
Foz do Iguaçu Circuito Superior (Upper Circuit)
International
Airport affords spectacular views of the
waterfalls framed by verdant
•
Puerto jungle, tumbling into a swirling
Iguazú Río Iguazú abyss of bub bling white water.
Dazzling rainbows formed in
PARAGUAY the spray thrown up by the
crashing water arch across the
Río Paraná
river and the falls.
Circuito Inferior (Lower
Area de •
ARGENTINA Recepción Garganta Circuit) is also an hour-long
del Diablo
walk, and includes steep stairs.
12 It crosses the dripping rainforest
0 kilometers 5
Iguazú to the foot of several cataracts,
0 miles 5 International allowing visitors to observe the
Airport
forest and falls from much
closer quarters. Boats depart
Area de Recepción the Estación Cataratas train from a jetty on the Circuito
165 ft (50 m) from park entrance. station, from which point it is Inferior for Isla San Martín, a
Tel (03757) 491-469. Open 8am–6pm a short stroll to the Circuito rocky, forested island that offers
daily. & 8 - = Superior and Circuito Inferior stunning views of the falls, all
All visits to Parque Nacional trails and the thunderous roar the way to Garganta del Diablo
Iguazú start at the Area de and spray of the cataracts. (Devil’s Throat).
Recepción. Here, the Centro
de Interpretación Yvirá Retá has
displays on the park’s abundant
flora and fauna as well as the
human history of the greater
Atlantic rain forest which the
park helps to pro tect. It also
has exhibits show ing the deva-
stating effects of farming and
logging on the forest.
From the Area de Recepción,
the falls are approached via the
Tren Ecológico de la Selva, a
propane-powered eco-train, or
via the Sendero Verde (Green
Trail), an easy 20-minute walk
through tropi cal forest filled
with birdlife. Both routes lead to Wildlife displays within the Centro de Interpretación
For keys to map symbols see back flap
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