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            The page starts in La Cruz and includes pictures from Posadas and "Mision Jesuitica Guarani de Santa Ana", but mostly it's all about Iguazu falls, which beats Niagara falls in size, volume, and great views.  Iguazu means "Big Water" in Guarani.  The two main areas are Garganta del Diablo, or the devils throat, where a majority of the falls volume is, and what I simply call everything else and Isla San Martin.  Those links provide satellite views that will help you see where the pictures were taken.

            The majority of the viewing area is on the Argentinean side of the falls but you can get a more panoramic view of Garganta del Diablo from the Brazilian side.  Argentina has made a special effort to make the falls accessible by wheel chair.  Garganta del Diablo, and many other platforms and trails above the "everything else" section are wheel-chair friendly, depending on the driver; the steel grates can get slippery and some areas can get bumpy and the distances are long. 

Click on the image and roll yourself to the devils throat!

 

Jesuit ruins in La Cruz.

View from my first hotel Posadas. Looking across the Parana river is Paraguay.

Bridge that takes you to Paraguay, if you want to go. Everybody I've talked to that knows anything about S.A. travel recommends against it.

The obligatory Malvinas war memorial in Posadas.

Mision Jesuitica Guarani de Santa Ana, established around 1660.

Around the courtyard are the ruined rowes of houses where the Guarani lived.

Between 1880 and 1980, long after the mission had been abandoned, locals used the cemetery grounds so all burial plots are much newer than the ruins.

I think they fired the groundskeeper somewhere around 1890.

The main building still stands, sort of. Santa Ana is in the 'transition' area, between the Misiones Jungle, and the Fields District.

Welcome to Iguazu falls - the train makes it easier to get around but there's still lots of walking if you want to see the whole thing.

There are over 400 species of butterflies in the park.

This one is #88.

This ugly moth looking thing had a funny, very long toungue that was looking for something.

Monkey in the park.

All those little black dots are very big birds.

On the north side of Isla San Martin is where these guys hang out.

It was like taking a wrong turn and stumbling into a bad bird neighborhood.

Another Iguazu critter.

Cayman in Iguazu.

Guinea pig in Iguazu.

Novelty ride where you get a cheap, ineffective rain parka and they take you to the falls and you get very wet. I tried it 5 years ago; fun.

A view from the lower circuit. If you plan a trip to Iguazu go to the lower circuit in the first half of the day for optimal light and picture taking.

The speed boat will deliver it's passengers very close to the falls. The next 10 or so pictures are from the lower circuit.

Salto Bossetti and Dos Hermanas.

Another shot from the lower circuit.

Shot of the lower circuit from Isla San Martin, where the bad-bird neighborhood is.

A shot from the other side of Isla San Martin, looking in the direction of "The Devils Throat".

Another from Isla San Martin.

On a trail leaving the lower circuit, long exposure.

Fast exposure.

This and many other views of the lower circuit can be seen from above from a wheel chair.

First glance at the "Devils Throat", better to be visited in mid-afternoon for optimal light.

This area can also be accessed by wheel chair.

#1 of 4 shots, starting from the right and panning to the left.

#2, to the left...

#3, more to the left. You can't see where the water lands because there's a constant cloud of very heavy mist from the falls.

#4 to the left. The falls on the left side of this picture can be seen in the second picture from Isla San Martin, above.

Even Iguazu has the obligatory Malvinas Islands memorial.