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Iguazú
Falls
or
Iguaçu
Falls
(Spanish:
Cataratas
del
Iguazú
[kataˈɾatas
ðel
iɣwaˈsu];
Guarani:
Chororõ
Yguasu
[ɕoɾo'ɾõ
ɨɣʷa'su];
Portuguese:
Cataratas
do
Iguaçu
[kataˈɾatɐs
du
iɡwaˈsu])
are
waterfalls
of
the
Iguazu
River
on
the
border
of
the
Argentine
province
of
Misiones
and
the
Brazilian
state
of
Paraná.
Together,
they
make
up
the
largest
waterfall
in
the
world.
The
falls
divide
the
river
into
the
upper
and
lower
Iguazu.
The
Iguazu
River
rises
near
the
heart
of
the
city
of
Curitiba.
For
most
of
its
course,
the
river
flows
through
Brazil;
however,
most
of
the
falls
are
on
the
Argentine
side.
Below
its
confluence
with
the
San
Antonio
River,
the
Iguazu
River
forms
the
border
between
Argentina
and
Brazil.
The
name
"Iguazú"
comes
from
the
Guarani
or
Tupi
words
"y"
[ɨ],
meaning
"water",
and
"ûasú
"[waˈsu],
meaning
"big".
Legend
has
it
that
a
deity
planned
to
marry
a
beautiful
woman
named
Naipí,
who
fled
with
her
mortal
lover
Tarobá
in
a
canoe.
In
a
rage,
the
deity
sliced
the
river,
creating
the
waterfalls
and
condemning
the
lovers
to
an
eternal
fall.
The
first
European
to
record
the
existence
of
the
falls
was
the
Spanish
Conquistador
Álvar
Núñez
Cabeza
de
Vaca
in
1541.
The
Iguazu
Falls
are
arranged
in
a
way
that
resembles
a
reversed
letter
"J".
The
Argentina–Brazil
border
runs
through
the
Devil's
Throat.
On
the
right
bank
is
the
Brazilian
territory,
which
is
home
to
more
than
95%
of
the
Iguazu
River
basin
but
has
just
over
20%
of
the
jumps
of
these
falls,
and
the
left
side
jumps
are
Argentine,
which
makes
up
almost
80%
of
the
falls.
Two
international
airports
are
close
to
Iguazú
Falls:
the
Argentine
Cataratas
del
Iguazú
International
Airport
(IGR)
and
the
Brazilian
Foz
do
Iguaçu
International
Airport
(IGU).
Bus
and
taxi
services
are
available
from
and
to
the
Airport-Falls.
Aerolíneas
Argentinas
have
direct
flights
from
Buenos
Aires
to
Iguazu
International
Airport
Krause.
Azul,
GOL,
and
LATAM
Brasil
offers
services
from
main
Brazilian
cities
to
Foz
do
Iguaçu.
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