Foz do Iguaçu

So the Canadian invasion continues. On Friday, my friend Darryl arrived from Toronto. In fact, he arrived in Sao Paulo 2 hours after I landed from my NYC trip, thanks to my scheduling genius. After I attempted a brief work day, we collected a couple of my friends and headed directly back to the airport to go pay an important visit to one of the greatest natural wonders in South America, Iguazu Falls.

Iguazu is one of the largest waterfalls in the world and I'm sorry to say Canada but our lovely Niagra Falls do pale a bit in comparison. These falls are on the border of Argentina and Brazil (and adjacent to Paraguay too), and they literally took my breath away. The photos do not nearly do them justice and I'm now going to become a travel promoter for the area. Any future guests to my apartment in Brazil will be required to pay a visit to see Iguazu.

For all you outdoorsy types (Cam and Christine, this is for you), Iguazu will be your hiking, rafting, zip-lining and rappelling heaven. Yes, we did all of the above on our visit. Add the South American lack of safety concern and we had the chance to actually raft into and underneath the falls (yes, this is serious and was also seriously amazing!). After an intense weekend of all this energetic activity, plus a little time by the pool with some Argentinian wine, coming back to the city life does seem a little foreign.