lunes, 15 de octubre de 2007

Iguazu Falls and Jesuit Ruins Tour


The North-East

On the other side of the country, on the lands of Corrientes we can find one of the most important saving drinking water in the world, then driving through 14 national route we reach Misiones, the province of the red soil, where we can find places unable to forget. In Puerto Iguazú we arrive to the amazing Iguazú Falls which belong to the National Park of Iguazú; also in the villages of San Ignacio Mini, Nuestra Señora del Loreto, Santa Maria la Mayor y Santa Ana we can find the original jesuitics ruins with more than 300 years ages.

The Iberá Esteros

This huge humidity system is composed of a diversity of animals, flowers an
d plants. The depth of the Esteros allows plants to grow up to the surface, where can be seen juncos, achiras, camalotes e irupés, natural plants of the area. The environment allows the living of different floating islands, colors, and all king of animals such as carpinchos, yacarés and others, and more than 300 types of birds making this place incredible and unable to forget.








National Park of Iguazú

This National Park, declared Natural Patrimony of the Humanity by the UNESCO, has as the major attraction, The Iguazú Falls were discovered in the sixteen century and
are distinguished on their own amazing beauty. The diversity of flora and fauna, where you can find unique species of animals and plants and also the 270 falls, situate us in a paradisiacal place.
The different of altitude, according to the sea level, on the Iguazú river coming from Brazil to Argentina create this amazing falls where it can be seen jumps up to 82 metres, been the most impressive one The Garganta del Diablo. This jump, which can be reach walking through the jungle, amaze us incredibly on its own majesty as the fall of the water disappears on the deep depth of the earth.








Jesuitics Ruins

They are located in the villages of San Ignacio Mini, Nuestra Señora del Loreto, Santa Maria Mayor y Santa Ana. With more than 300 years, they show us the influence of the most important cultural history of Catholicism.
In the San Ignacio Ruins, the most preserved ones and visited by the tourists, it can be seen the Church, which can be walked in the interior, and also the houses and the school. In the main square the priests’ houses still on foot as also the aborigines houses, the temple and the cemetery are.
In the night, at the main square, we can enjoy different shows of lights and sounds with stories that help us understand the experiences of the mission.






As we said in our last post any experience you would like to share with us is welcome also if you are thinking about visiting these wonderfull places and need more information, just leave us a comment and we will answer as soon as we can.
Written by: Lucas Ensinck in collaboration with Daniel Blachere and Fabian Eckerdt
Posted by: Lucas Ensinck - Fernando Cabrera
Translation: Lucas Ensinck
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Great post, You have given a very nice description and the pictures are lovely..

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