45th Congress of the International Society for the History of Medicine

IGUAZÚ FALLS

An impressing natural scenario of 275 waterfalls located in the middle of an exuberant subtropical rain forest. This Argentinean wonder is definitely not to be missed.

Because of its exceptional natural beauty and for being the habitat of rare and endangered species Iguazú National Park was declared UNESCO World’s Heritage Site, together with its Brazilian counterpart, Iguaçu National Park. The world-wide recognized Iguazú water falls are located inside those parks.

The deep flowing waters of the Iguazú river, fall from a height of 70 metres through 275 falls over 2.7 Km. The most impressive waterfall is the “Garganta del Diablo” (Devil’s Throat), an U shaped fall of 150 meters wide and 80 meters high with an average flow of 1500 cubic metres per second which marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. The falling water produces a permanent fog, which creates multiple rainbows of incredible beauty.