Another town, another long bus journey, this time 17 hours from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu, which is the Argentine side of the Iguazu falls. We had but 1 day here and as soon as we had arrived and checked into our hostel we had to set off for the nearby Parque Nacional Iguazu. Puerto Iguazu is a pretty small town and easy to get around which seems to exist solely to service the visitors to the falls.

The Argentine side of the falls is a bit like a theme park with a narrow gauge train to take you around the park, easy to follow trails and a variety of water based activities such as adventure boat rides and kayaking.

Our tour started with the Passeo Superior, a short trail which took us along the top of the first few waterfalls after which we took the Passeo Inferior which provided a much more dramatic and wetter experience. The track wound down through the forest before taking us within meters of some of the smaller falls. It was also here that we boarded a boat which took us into the very heart of the falls, on which we were thoroughly soaked to the skin. The ride was unforgettable as it took us virtually into the powerful falls. Finally we went to Garganta del Diablo (The Devil´s Throat) a staggering display of natural forces where 1,800 cubic meters of water per second hurtles over a semi circle of rock into the misty river canyon below, not that we could actually see the bottom due to the spray from the waterfalls.

Our day at the Iguazu falls was fantastic being able to walk along the top of the falls and getting so close to the water.

In the evening we treated ourselves for our last meal in Argentina, just for a change we had a fabulous steak (with some black pudding and chorizo) washed down with a bottle of Malbec. After our meal we went to a bar to watch another poor Argentine performance in the Copa America. Next stop Brazil, where we hope the football would be a bit better.