Foz de Iguazu

I arrived in Puerto Iguazu on the Argentinian side of the falls to discover that recent heavy rains had swollen the rivers to the highest levels since 1992 and half of the viewing platforms were underwater or inaccessible.

This was a mixed blessing, since it was a shame to miss out on some of the experience, but at the same time the volume of water flowing over the falls (which is normally enormous) was unbelievable. In the middle of the falls there is a large step which forms an island that is usually reachable by boat with walkways for getting close to the water. This area was almost entirely covered with raging water.



Some of the walkways couldn't withstand the water and had been washed away.





There is an ongoing debate about which side of the falls is the more stunning, and I will weigh in with my preference for the Argentinan side because of how close you get to the water and how humbling the experience of all that power is.