Iguazu Falls.

English Project.Elena Casado.

Localitation:

About the falls:• Total height: 82 m• Total width: 2.7 km• Its main river is: Iguazu River.• Caudal: 1,756 m3/s.• It was found by: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca.

About the Drops:

·It has 275 drops.

·The Devil's Throat is

the most famous drop.

·The 80% are in the

Argentinian side.

·You can take boat rides

under the falls.

Climate:

• the Iguazu Falls has a subtropical climate with abundant precipitation and high temperatures all the months around the year.

History:• The cataracts had

been found by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1542.

• In the past it has gone through many owners; Spanish, Indigenous, Argentine, Brazilian.

• 1984 the Argentine sector World Heritage Site

• 1986 the Brazilian sector

World Heritage Site

One of the seven natural

wonders of the world

• On November of 2012 It were selected as one of the "Seven Wonders of the World“.

• On February of 2012 the foundation New7Wonder finally confirmed that the falls were the one of the winners.

"Our view of Iguazu as one

of the 7 wonders of nature

is the promotion of the Falls

through a form of tourism

that makes a minimal

impact on the

environment, while helping

to create quality jobs for

local people "said Bernard

Weber

Vegetation:

The laurel white and the kapok.

Wildlife:

Wildlife:

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