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Cascades de l’Iguaçú, Brasil
CASCADES DE L’IGUAÇÚ / IGUAZU FALLS /// Les cascades de l'Iguaçú (en portuguès Cataratas do Iguaçu, en espanyol Cataratas del Iguazú) són un conjunt impressionant de vora 275 caigudes d'aigua al riu Iguaçú, afluent del Paranà, al límit entre el Brasil (estat de Paranà) i l'Argentina (província de Misiones), vora les ciutats de Foz do Iguaçu i Puerto Iguazú, a banda i banda de la frontera. En tot el món són només comparables amb les cascades Victòria, a l'Àfrica Central. Estan incloses dins dos parcs nacionals (l'argentí, anomenat Parque Nacional Iguazú, creat el 1934, i el brasiler, el Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, creat el 1939) que ocupen unes 250.000 ha de selva subtropical, establerts amb l'objectiu d'administrar i protegir el cabal d'aigua de les cascades i el conjunt mediambiental del seu entorn. Històricament, el primer europeu que va descobrir les cascades de l'Iguaçú fou l'andalús Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca el 1542.///////// Iguazu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu; Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones. The waterfall system consists of about 270 falls along 2.7 kilometres (1.67 miles) of the Iguazu River. Some of the individual falls are up to 82 metres (269 feet) in height, though the majority are about 64 metres (210 feet). The Garganta del Diablo or Devil's Throat (Garganta do Diabo in Portuguese), a U-shaped 150-metre-wide and 700-metre-long (490 by 2300 feet) cliff, is the most impressive of all, and marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Most of the falls are within Argentine territory, but from the Brazilian side a more panoramic view of the Garganta del Diablo is obtained. Many islands split up the falls, including several large ones. About 900 metres of the 2.7-kilometre length does not have water flowing over it. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, after whom one of the falls in the Argentine side is named. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil). These parks were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1986, respectively – 12 Agost 2005
Cascades de l’Iguaçú, Brasil
CASCADES DE L’IGUAÇÚ / IGUAZU FALLS /// Les cascades de l'Iguaçú (en portuguès Cataratas do Iguaçu, en espanyol Cataratas del Iguazú) són un conjunt impressionant de vora 275 caigudes d'aigua al riu Iguaçú, afluent del Paranà, al límit entre el Brasil (estat de Paranà) i l'Argentina (província de Misiones), vora les ciutats de Foz do Iguaçu i Puerto Iguazú, a banda i banda de la frontera. En tot el món són només comparables amb les cascades Victòria, a l'Àfrica Central. Estan incloses dins dos parcs nacionals (l'argentí, anomenat Parque Nacional Iguazú, creat el 1934, i el brasiler, el Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, creat el 1939) que ocupen unes 250.000 ha de selva subtropical, establerts amb l'objectiu d'administrar i protegir el cabal d'aigua de les cascades i el conjunt mediambiental del seu entorn. Històricament, el primer europeu que va descobrir les cascades de l'Iguaçú fou l'andalús Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca el 1542.///////// Iguazu Falls (Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu; Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones. The waterfall system consists of about 270 falls along 2.7 kilometres (1.67 miles) of the Iguazu River. Some of the individual falls are up to 82 metres (269 feet) in height, though the majority are about 64 metres (210 feet). The Garganta del Diablo or Devil's Throat (Garganta do Diabo in Portuguese), a U-shaped 150-metre-wide and 700-metre-long (490 by 2300 feet) cliff, is the most impressive of all, and marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Most of the falls are within Argentine territory, but from the Brazilian side a more panoramic view of the Garganta del Diablo is obtained. Many islands split up the falls, including several large ones. About 900 metres of the 2.7-kilometre length does not have water flowing over it. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, after whom one of the falls in the Argentine side is named. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil). These parks were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1986, respectively – 12 Agost 2005