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Iguaza Falls Argentina |
Iguaza Falls is the world's second largest wtare fall in the world it is located at the South America, close to the point where Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina join borders.The Iguazu River forms a border between Argentina and Brazil. this waterfall consists of about 270 falls along 2.7 kilometersof the Iguazu River, it is Taller than Niagara Falls, twice as wide with 275 cascades spread in a horsehoe shape over nearly two miles of the Iguazu Rive. 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 NaipĂș, 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.he immense scale of Iguazu Falls Consider a network of 275 different waterfalls spanning an area 3km wide during its normal flow of around 1000 cubic meters per second. It is such a natural wonder that UNESCO designated the falls as a World Heritage Area in 1986.