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Iguazú Falls

The magnificent Iguazú Falls fittingly receive their name from the Guarani Indian word meaning 'great waters'. Surrounded by the virgin jungle of Iguazú National Park, home to 2000 species of flora and 400 species of bird, the Paraná River divides into 275 separate falls. The highest, the Garganta del Diabolo (Devil's Throat), reaches 70m (230ft) - one and a half times the height of the Niagara Falls.

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