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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Unique Characteristics of site

There are many seperate waterfalls within Iguazu Falls. Most of the waterfalls measure to

about 210 feet, but the Devil's Throat is the largest waterfall in Iguazu Falls. It measures at 269

feet, with a width of 490 feet, and a length of 2,300 feet.


As a whole, Iguazu Falls stretches across for 1.67 miles. This distance is four times the with of

Niagra Falls. In fact, upon first seeing this impressive waterfall, this was large enough to make

Eleanor Roosevelt say, "Poor Niagra!"

Social Impact of site

About 2 million people per year visit Iguazu Falls. It is rated the #1 waterfall in the world, in

front of Victoria Falls, Angel Falls, and even Niagra Falls. Most of the visitors come from Brazil

and Argentina, but Iguazu Falls has been growing more popular in even other continents, like

North America and Europe.


While visiting, often people spend time going white-water rafting, hiking on one of the trails,

and mountain biking.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Latitude and Longitude


25°South Latitude, 54°West Longitude