Iguaçu National Park - Paraná, Brazil
Posted by: 
denben
S 25° 41.460 W 054° 26.220
21J E 757220 N 7156040
Iguaçu National Park and the world famous Iguaçu Falls, Paraná State, Brazil
Waymark Code: WMBMVP
Location: Paraná, Brazil
Date Posted: 06/03/2011
Views: 17
Iguaçu National Park is a national park in Paraná State, Brazil.
Created by federal decree no. 1035 of January 10, 1939, the Park comprises a total area of 185,2 hectares and a length of about 420km, 300km of which are natural borders by bodies of water. The Brazilian and Argentinean sides together comprise around 225 thousand hectares.
On November 17, 1986 the Iguaçú National Park was listed as Natural Heritage of Humanity and is one of the largest forest preservation areas in South America.
The Iguaçú National Park owes its name to the fact it includes an important area of the Iguaçú river, approximately 50km of the length of the river and the world famous Iguaçú Falls.
It is the most important park of the Prata Basin and, since it is a haven to a significant genetic asset of animal and vegetal species, it was the first park in Brazil to receive a Management Plan.
The Park is located in the westernmost region of the state of Paraná, in the Iguaçú river basin, 17km from downtown Foz do Iguaçú. 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.
The area of the park open for visitation and where the concession areas of Cataratas do Iguaçú S/A are located, accounts for approximately 0.3% of the total area of the park.
The most spectacular sightseeing of the park is the Iguaçú Falls, which form a 2,700m wide semicircle, while the waterfalls filled visitors with awe as they watch the water foam that plunges down from a height of 72m. The number of waterfalls ranges from 150 and 300 depending on the Iguaçú river flow.
It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Source: Wikipedia
Visit Instructions:
To post a visit log to this waymark you need to visit and write about the actual physical location. Any pictures you take at the location would be great, as well.