This past weekend, one of my friends came to visit and we went up to see Iguazu falls in Northern Argentina. It was kind of a tourist trap, and they were definitely onto gouging foreigners (entry to the park: 20 ARS for Argentinians, 60 ARS for others) but it was still absolutely spectacular and certainly worth going. I’ve never been to Niagara falls, so I can’t compare them personally, but Eleanor Roosevelt is reported to have exclaimed, “Poor Niagara!” the first time she saw the Igauzu falls.
One of the first things we saw after arriving at the park was a family of coatis. They’re basically like diurnal South American raccoons. However, I think they’re much cuter. One of their nicknames is “snookum bears”. Seriously.
Like raccoons, coatis are experts at stealing your garbage. They also have no fear whatsoever of people.
“Kitty? … Doggie?”
Our first glimpse of the falls.
Rainbow in the spray of some of the smaller falls.
Typical tourist shot: Look, we’re near a waterfall!
Los dos hermanos (the two brothers)
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For my money the Benet cross shirt is the best damn thing in any of those photos. Not that the waterfalls aren’t spectacular, but you can’t underrate the beauty of a Benet cross shirt
Corcoran’s kind of right, way to represent! ( I do my best- but Benet CC shirts are hard to beat) But yeah, the falls look amazing.
~Steve
Haha, that shirt is pretty much my go-to for situations where I don’t want to risk ruining a nicer one. But yes, Benet CC represent!
There were two Benet CC shirts later that day; I borrowed a spare as I was baking up in my own tent-like garb. I had been earnestly informed that it was vital to wear long legged/sleeved clothing for fear of mosquitoes carrying yellow or dengue fever. For the duration of the morning, I tutted at our fellow hotpant- and tanktop-clad fallgoers, soon to be struck down by organ-rotting tropical diseases; by lunchtime, I surrendered, and switched shirts to the Benet one. Funnily enough, I seem to have developed a headache, a sore throat and possibly a slight temperature today. Hm.