Where in the World is Natalie?: Iguazu Falls

January 7, 2013 - Iguazu Falls Argentina

Today we went to Iguazú. That means "big waterfalls."

Today was hot and sunny but we still got soaked by the waterfalls. First we took a very nice train to the Devils Throat. That is a very big waterfall that is shaped like a mouth. It forms because of erosion. That means when the water fall hits the rock they start to break slowly and the start to form. The waterfalls are very strong. You could actually die if you go down one.

Can you believe once there was no rain and the waterfalls had no water? That actually happened in 1996.

Iguazú Is called the red land. The water from the devils throat is red and gold because of the iron oxide. Iron oxide is a red rust and the water picks up the rust. It is actually a mineral in the soil. The rust is starting to make the water bleary and the fish can't find there babies and the birds can't find prey.

On our way to the upper levels and lower level waterfalls we saw many cool things. We saw mushrooms, flowers, bamboo trees, turtles, lizards that looked like Mr. Kipling, coatimundi (that is an animal that looks like a cross between an anteater and raccoon), and we also saw birds. We saw a bird called tero tero. We also saw a bird called grey bird. It is endemic to the area.

Today was a huge blast!!!!!!!!!!!!