Iguazú Waterfalls:
It is one of the most beautiful zones of the country, where nature shows one of its more wonderful and exuberant sides. In Guarani language the word waterfall means “Big Water”. It is the region of the red soil, big rivers, extraordinary fauna and virgin rainforest in all its extent, which comprises more than 2.000 different plant species. The region presents one of the most singular attractions of South America and the world: Iguazú Waterfalls. Although they are located on Argentine soil, the region is shared with Brazil, since the Iguazú National Park is complemented with another one very similar of that country and the views of the waterfalls can be appreciated from both territories with different angles. They are made of 275 falls of water of up to 70 metres high, streamed by the plentiful Iguazú River. Either Foz do Iguazú in Brazil, or Puerto Iguazú in Argentina have the greatest hotels and services of the region.
The “picadas” * that go deep in the wild zone of the park will let you observe, not only the multitude of plant species but a rich fauna and a great quantity and variety of birds and poultries, like the beautiful and colourful toucans.
To recommend, as attractions not so crowded, but still interesting to visit, there are the Falls of Moconá, the National Park Pilcomayo River, the National Park El Palmar and the Swamps of Iberá as well.
To the south of the waterfalls and at few miles from Posadas city, the provincial capital, you can find very important ruins from the prolific work of the Jesus Company in South America. It can be seen samples from the constructions of the different settlements built by said company during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Among them, it can be mentioned the Ruins of San Ignacio Miní, at 35 miles from the provincial capital, which were declared by UNESCO as “Cultural Heritage of Humanity”. This Jesuit work gave the name to the province (Misiones, in English: Mission) and was outstanding by multiple historical, cultural and artistic productions; in this region, for instance, the movie “The Mission” was shot.

* Picadas refers to a road or path created by men in the denseness of the forest.