Foz do Iguazu, Brazil
The Iguaçu Falls are located on the border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. They consist of approximately 257 individual falls over 2.7 km (1.7 mi). I took this photograph at Foz do Iguaçu National Park, in Brazil. The view is about the biggest fall at the park.
The name “Iguazu” comes from the Guarani or Tupi words “y” , meaning “water”, and “ûasú “, meaning “big”.
There is a Guarani legend of a deity planned to marry a beautiful woman named Naipí, who fled with her mortal lover Tarobá in a canoe. In a rage, the deity sliced the river, creating the waterfalls and condemning the lovers to an eternal fall.
The first European to record the existence of the falls was the Spanish conquistador Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature
Love that you caught the rainbow, too.
janet
Thank you Janet! Amazingly, there’s so much water sprinkled with the force of the falls that you can find a rainbow from various angles near the big falls. There’s so much beauty over there. Kind greetings,
Marianne
That’s true at Niagara Falls, too, Marian.
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Beautiful photo and I love the rainbow too Marianne! 🙂 I was there there years ago and it’s a great place! Thanks for sharing the photo and for bringing back memories! 🙂 Lili
Thank you Lili! It’s nice to hear that my photo brings you nice memories. Have a great week-end.
Marianne
You’re welcome Marianne!! Thank you, and have a lovely week! 🙂 Lili
Lovely to see those magnificent falls and the history and the legends behind them. I imagine there is a loud sound associated with them also.
Oh yes, Irene. A very powerful and relaxing sound. Have a great week!
Marianne