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Iguazu Falls Brazilian Side 2019. The Iguazu Falls experience a humid subtropical climate (Cfa, according to the Köppen climate classification) with abundant precipitation and high temperatures year-round. During the summer of 2006, a severe drought caused the Iguazu River to become diminished, reducing the amount of water flowing over the ...
The park was created in 1934 to protect one of the greatest natural beauties of Argentina, the Iguazu Falls, surrounded by the subtropical jungle. The Iguazú National Reserve was defined by law 18.801 of 7 October 1970 as constituting the western part of the Iguazú National Park. [1]
The national park is centered around the imposing Iguazu Falls (pictured), spanning over 2,700 m (8,900 ft) and with a vertical drop of 80 m (260 ft). They were created by the Iguazu River falling over basalt cascades that mark the border between Argentina and Brazil.
The Iguazú National Reserve was defined by law 18.801 of 7 October 1970 as constituting the western part of the Iguazú National Park, created in 1941. [4] It had the objective of protecting a representative environment of Alto Paraná Atlantic forests and its biodiversity. [1]
Puerto Iguazú is a border city in the province of Misiones, Argentina.With a population of 82,227 (2010 census []), it is the fourth largest city in the Province, after Posadas, Oberá, and Eldorado.
The falls are within national parks in both Brazil, Iguaçu National Park, and Argentina, Iguazú National Park. It empties into the Paraná River at the point where the borders of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay join, an area known as the Triple Frontier .
It borders Argentina, where the Iguazu National Park, which was implemented in 1934, is located. The border between the two countries and their national parks is made by the Iguaçú river, whose source is near the Serra (mountain range) do Mar near Curitiba and runs for 18 km (11 mi) throughout the state of Paraná.
Iguazu Falls are spectacular waterfalls on the Iguazú River in the northwest corner of the province, near the city of Puerto Iguazú. Misiones shares the falls with the Brazilian state of Paraná (in that nation's Southern Region). Meanwhile, the international border with Paraguay is close by.