Iguazu

Iguazu Falls is by far the most amazing natural beauty that I have seen in a long time. The trip started with a 12 hour bus ride in a semi cama. We awoke in the providence of Missiones and went to the Ruins of San Ignacio. Here we viewed crumbling sandstone and basalt in orderly formation. these ruins were built in the 16 hundreds and were later abandoned after the Spanish revolt. Lizards skuttle across the bricks, and papaya grows wild. There are even arboles borachos (drunk trees) that produce a terrible fruit and look like they are swaying. Later that day we went to La Chacra. A mate and black tea farm. The weather was perfect, and the asado was fantastic as well. Missiones is the only providence that can grow yerba mate in Argentina. The soil is rich in irons, and plants grow as if they were in the rainforest. In fact this region is a subtropical forest.
When I arrived at the national park to electrify my senses, I felt like i was going to the zoo, except this was the real thing. Tucans and Monkeys are common, but the Coati (brasilian ardvark, really the racoon of Iguazu) are the most common. They will attack tourists for any food that they smell in your bag, but mostly they just look like house cats with perfectly striped tails. When we arrived to el Garganta del Diablo ( devils throat) we all over soaked in the Iguazuan Rivers mist. The water falls are never ending. Every place that you walk through there is another outragously gorgeous picture to take. I left there happy and completely drenched from the raging falls.
The next day we cruised through a Guarinian village, and learned about their hunting techniques that they used to you to catch armadillos and Coati. They sang songs to us, and showed off their cultural jewelry. The trip was amazing.