Iguazu Falls

275 waterfalls in a two-mile semicircle of thundering water/Nature & Natural Wonders

Iguazu Falls sits on the border of Argentina and Brazil, consisting of 275 individual drops spread across nearly 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu River. The tallest drop, known as the Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo), plunges 82 meters. The falls are wider than Victoria Falls and taller than Niagara Falls. When Eleanor Roosevelt first saw them, she reportedly said 'Poor Niagara!' The spray creates a permanent rainbow on sunny days, and the surrounding national parks protect one of the largest remnants of the Atlantic Forest. Average water flow is about 1,756 cubic meters per second.