After leaving the Basque trolley sculpture, the convoy arrived at the westernmost point of Iguazu Avenue, the "Three Kingdoms at a Glance" observation deck.Most countries in South America like to use a certain river as their national border, and the Paraná River and the Iguazu River are two of the more famous boundary rivers.The Iguazu River, which flows from east to west, eventually merges into the Paraná River, which runs north-south, and here forms a large horizontal "T" shape.The Paraná River, which runs north-south, is the T-shaped horizontal, and the Iguazu River, which runs east-west, is that vertical.The two boundary rivers meet here, what kind of scenery will be formed?
Quite simply, the borders of three countries meet here!
Paraguay to the east of the Paraná River, Brazil to the west of the Paraná River and north of the Iguazu River, and Argentina to the south of the Iguazu River.So, the people of Puerto Iguazu built a huge viewing platform at the confluence of the two rivers, where you can see three different countries at a glance.In fact, there are many such places where the three countries meet all over the world, and there are even places where the four countries meet, such as Zambia, Namibia, Botswana in Africa, and the small city of Kazungula in Zimbabwe.However, this 'Three Kingdoms at a Glance' observation deck in Puerto Iguazu is relatively famous.On this observation deck there is a monument to the flags of the three countries, with the flag of Argentina in the center, the flag of Paraguay on the left, and the flag of Brazil on the right.In fact, on the other side of the Iguazu River, there is also a similar 'Three Kingdoms at a Glance' observation deck, except that it is a view of the three countries from the Brazilian side.After staying here for about half an hour, they found a restaurant in Puerto Iguazu to prepare lunch, and then after lunch, they were ready to leave for Iguazu Falls.To get from Puerto Iguazu to Iguazu Falls, you still need to walk nearly twenty kilometers.Counting the time it takes to get out of town, the convoy arrived at the Iguazu National Park Visitor Center about an hour later.There are two huge parking lots, with dozens of buses parked on one side and a lot of private cars parked on the other.Yang Jing's convoy naturally had to stop here.Private cars and coaches can only get here, and if you want to go further into the park, you have to take the small train that is unique to the park.Riding the small train, I soon came to Iguazu Falls.This waterfall covers a wide area, so it's not so easy to get a glimpse of the whole picture.At this time, it has entered the high water season, so the flow of the waterfall is very large, and the waterfalls that "branched" during the dry season are almost all connected at this time, forming the most spectacular Iguazu Falls.The roaring Iguazu River makes a horseshoe-shaped bend here, and then the river plummets into a channel more than 70 meters deep, forming a series of waterfalls.During the flood season, Iguazu Falls are joined to form a massive waterfall that is up to four kilometers wide.Yang Jing: They came to enjoy the waterfall on the Argentine side, and on this side you can enjoy the devil's throat up close, a trestle bridge several hundred meters long extends directly to the bottom of the devil's throat, and tourists can feel the shock of the waterfall when they stand on the bridge and raise their heads.The Devil's Throat is the most majestic waterfall of Iguazu Falls, which is divided into two layers from the waterfall on the Brazilian side, and the Devil's Throat on the Argentine side is the river that falls directly into the river channel more than 80 meters deep, forming the most spectacular Devil's Throat in the Iguazu Falls group.The local Indians believe that behind this waterfall lives the devil, so it is called the devil's throat.Looking at the Devil's Throat up close, the shock was even more shocking than the flood discharge from the Itaipu Hydropower Station that I saw yesterday.During the flood season, the waterfall flows more than 120,000 cubic meters per second, far more than the flood water poured from the floodgates of the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant.A huge curtain of water falls from the cliff more than 80 meters high, making a thunderous roar, and the splashed water mist can rise to a height of hundreds of meters, forming a thick mist above the waterfall.Yang Jing and his party were all shocked by this spectacular scenery, don't want to, don't feel it up close, you can't understand how strong this shock is.Yang Jing boasts that he is also well-informed, but today in the face of this miracle of nature, he still feels his insignificance.In Brazil, across the Devil's Throat, a vertical elevator was built against the cliff, which is the Devil's Throat Lift.From the observation deck at the top of the lift, you can clearly see the devil's throat on the Brazilian side.It's just that the effect is far less than a close-up view of the Devil's Throat on the pier on this side of Argentina.After staying at the Devil's Throat for about half an hour, everyone's clothes were wet with mist, and Yang Jing and the others left here with some reluctance.After seeing the spectacular Devil's Throat, you also need to take a look at the second-story waterfall.The most spectacular stretch of Iguazu Falls is the Devil's Throat, but the two-tiered waterfall on the Brazilian side is also a sight to behold.The river is divided into two levels, like steps, and the water of the Iguazu River falls from the first level of the river for more than 30 meters into the second level, and then flows forward for more than 100 meters, and finally falls into the last level, where a spectacular two-story waterfall is formed.At this time, in the bottom of the waterfall, there are several speedboats carrying dozens of people, playing "rushing the waterfall"!
The so-called waterfall rush refers to the tourist sitting on the assault boat, and then the driver drives the charge to get close to the waterfall.From a distance, this action looks like it is hitting a waterfall, so it is called rushing the waterfall.But in reality, it is absolutely impossible for an assault boat to actually hit the waterfall.With the flow of Iguazu Falls, let alone a small assault boat, even if a destroyer comes, I am afraid that it will be directly washed away by the waterfall in minutes.So this kind of activity is actually to allow tourists to get close to the waterfall.In Niagara Falls, North America, there are similar activities and are very popular with tourists."
Do you want to rush too?"
Yang Jing hugged Gege, who was wet all over, and asked in a whisper in her ear."
Well, no, it's scary to watch.If the assault boat does rush into the waterfall, it won't overturn all at once. ”Comrade Xiao Wang on the side said: "Sister-in-law, if you don't rush to the waterfall, you can take a helicopter to enjoy the waterfall at a high altitude."
There are tourist helicopters on the Brazilian side, and there are also helicopters on the Argentine side. ”"Helicopter ride?"
Gege seemed to be tempted.Xiao Wang said: "Riding this helicopter to enjoy the scenery at high altitude is indeed another feeling, but the price is a bit expensive.A six-seater helicopter costs $180 for a 10-minute flight, or $500 for a half-hour flight!
”The price is okay!
Anyway, Yang Jing didn't think it was so expensive.So as soon as they discussed, Yang Jing chartered a helicopter with great momentum - the first to fly for two hours