We arrived in Puerto Iguazu after an 18 hour bus journey, but thanks to our luxury seats, we felt great. The weather was incredible, we went from hats and gloves in BA to sun cream in Puerto Iguazu!! We spent the day chilling in Puerto Iguazu, the town closest to the waterfalls. We walked up to the tres fronteras (three borders) a part of the river where Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina meet. Having been in Chile since the end of February, where, because of the geography of the country you feel really segregated, it was fascinating to see these three countries divided by just a river.

The next day we explored the Argentinian side of the Iguazu falls, which was incredible! On this side you can walk along walkways right next to falls. At one point, we walked up to the Devil's throat the most powerful falls there. The force of the water is so strong that there are permanent clouds above it. We couldn't see down into the valley because of the spray and we got drenched in the process.

The weather was perfect; sunny and blue skies, so we saw some amazing rainbows across the falls. Originally I was slightly dubious about spending 180 quid each travelling from BA to Iguazu, but it was definitely worth the money, especially given that these are the most spectacular falls in the world (higher than Niagra falls and wider than Victoria falls, so a man informed me as he filmed and commentated on his own Attenborough style documentary).

The next day we woke up late and missed our 8.10am bus, a one hour journey, to the Brazillian side. Determined to get across the border, we got another bus at 10.30 with just four and a half hours to spare before our bus left from Puerto Iguazu back to BA. To say this was stressful was an understatement. However, despite the running around, and at points, being resigned to the fact we might not make it back in time, we managed to see everything on the Brazillian side, which was just as incredible. On this side, you get better panoramic views of the falls on the Argentinian side, but
are also able to stand on a platform right in the middle of the Devil's throat, surrounded by these amazing falls. This was probably the highlight of the trip. We have some photos, but as everyone who has ever been will agree, these don't do the place justice!

We made our bus back to BA and finished off the list of must-see places, including a really good tango show and a lot more steak. In fact, Paul did a steak tour and has realised that in the ten days we've been in Argentina, he has eaten steak 8 times!

Having our final lunch in Palermo, a very nice, quiet part of BA, we were reminded why the city has a reputation of being dangerous when we saw a man being mugged in the street right in front of us.

We had no problems in BA and felt safe the whole time,
and while we were probably just lucky, I think we were also just very careful. The man that was mugged was a local who was texting on his phone at the time.

We are really sad to leave BA, it is such an incredible city; the food was great, the culture and architecture were so interesting and the people were so friendly. I will return one day for sure! But for now, back to Santiago for four days of fiestas and farewells...