| September 2005 : Argentina |
| Leaving Bolivia we flew via Santa Cruz to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
Buenos Aires is much more the capital city I am used to. High rise buildings, offices, parks, and shops that sold everything rather than just local woven rugs and woolly hats.
We visited Eva Peron's mausoleum in the local cemetery where many of the local cats like to congregate as it is away from the dogs.
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| Professional dog walkers take care of the city's dogs. Some specialise in 1 or 2 breeds, whereas other walkers can be seen with a whole variety of dogs from small to very large. We took in the city’s most colourful quarters, from San Telmo known for its tango houses to La Boca with its artist community and colourful corrugated iron houses. |
| We saw Palermo, home to many parks and sport's grounds as well as a huge metal flower which cleverly opens when the sun comes up, and closes when the sun goes down and the beautiful cathedral. |
| The world's widest avenue, Avenida 9 de Julio, was fun to cross with its nine lanes of traffic in each direction. Luckily they were sectioned off and there were crossings to assist in what would have been otherwise an impossible task. A traditional dinner of juicy Argentinean steak was topped off by an amazing tango show. Quite how the dancers were able to move their feet so quickly and in time with each other I do not know - they must have had an awful lot of practice!!! |
I took a trip across the vast Rio de la Plata to Uruguay, to spend some time exploring the delightful historic cobbled streets of Colonia del Sacramento.
Leaving Buenos Aires it was time to fly to Iguassu falls. The Iguassu Falls are one of the World's largest and most famous waterfalls. They are found about 24 kilometres from where the Iguassu river joins the Parana river. They are found on the border of Argentina and Brazil. 70% of this huge falls are in Argentina the remaining 30% are in Brazil.
The Iguassu Falls are made up of 275 waterfalls which topple over the towering cliffs. The crest of the falls is more than 60 metres high. In the wet season the two crescents join together to make one large waterfall about 4 kilometres wide. We spent time exploring both sides of the falls and being awestruck with their vastness as we arrived after a particularly wet spell. |
| We then crossed the border to see the remainder of the falls in Brazil. |
