Igussu Falls – Between Argentine & Brizil

Spectacular, breathtaking, majestic. There’s no better description of the torrents of water cascading down Isuassu Falls, one of the largest and most impressive falls in the world. The name Iiguassu comes from the Guaranani Indian word meaning “great water”.
The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers (1.67 miles) of the Iiguazu River. Position is at Jatitude (DMS): 25 40’ 60 S longitude (DMS) 54” 25’ 60 W. Some of the individual falls are up to 82 meters (269 ft) in height, though the majority are about 64 meters (210 ft).
The Devil’s Throat (Garganta del Diablo in Spanish or Garganta do Diabo in Portuguese), a U-shaped, 82 meter-high, 150 meter-wide and 700-meter-long 460 by 2300 feet) cataract, is the most impressive of all, and marks the border between Argentian and Brazil. Two thirds of the falls are within Argentine territory. About 900 meters of the 2.7 kilometer length does not have water flowing over it.
The edge of the basalt cap recedes only 3 mm (0.1 in) per year. The water of the lower Iguazu collects in a canyon that drains in the Parana River at argentian, shortly downstream from the Itaipu dam.