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Iguazú Falls & the Northeast

Northeast Argentina is defined by water. Muscular rivers roll through plains that they flood at will, while fragile wetlands support myriad birdlife, snapping caimans and cuddly capybaras. The peaceful Río Iguazú, meandering through jungle between Brazil and Argentina, dissolves in fury and power in the planet’s most awe-inspiring waterfalls.
Wide curtains of waterfalls pouring into a misty gorge with a rainbow, a red boat on the blue river between rocky banks

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