Iguazu National Park, Argentina and Brazil - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Iguazu National Park, Argentina and Brazil

Weather: Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms, 70/87F.

Route: From Ruinas de San Ignacio Mini 265 km NNE on RN12.

Significance: There are national parks on both the Argentina and Brazil side of the border highlighting one of the largest waterfalls in the world. The Iguazu falls are 2.7 km (1.6 miles) wide. The national parks are in the middle of a large forest, which is home to puma, jaguar, giant otter, giant anteater, and harpy eagles.

Images:

Aerial view of the falls (from whc.unesco.org)

Tourists taking in the falls (from whc.unesco.org)