Visit Iguaçu (Iguazú) Falls on the Argentina-Brazil border to see the Iguaçu River plunge over the Paraná Plateau
Aerial views of Iguazú (Iguac̦u) Falls, on the border of Argentina and Brazil.
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NARRATOR: On the border between Argentina and Brazil, the spectacular Iguaçu Falls thunderously pour over a precipice 82 meters high and nearly 3 kilometers wide.
With a peak rate of flow of 12,750 cubic meters per second, the falls have been described as "an ocean plunging into an abyss."
With a peak rate of flow of 12,750 cubic meters per second, the falls have been described as "an ocean plunging into an abyss."