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Las cataratas del Iguazú son las cataratas localizadas en la provincia de Misiones, en el Parque Nacional Iguazú, Argentina haciendo frontera con el Parque Nacional do Iguaçu del estado de Paraná, Brasil. Su nombre proviene de dos palabras que en lengua guaraní quieren decir «agua» y «grande», respectivamente.
Están formadas por 275 saltos de hasta 80 m de altura, alimentados por el caudal del río Iguazú. Se pueden realizar paseos en lancha bajo los saltos y caminatas por senderos apreciando algunos animales de la selva subtropical. La «Garganta del Diablo» ( el salto mayor, que consta de 80 m ) es un espectáculo aparte que, saliendo desde Puerto Canoas, se puede disfrutar en toda su majestuosidad a tan sólo 50 m de distancia.
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• En 1984 el sector argentino de las Cataratas, el Parque Nacional Iguazú, fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO. Posteriormente en 1986, el sector de Brasil, que se encuentra en el Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, también fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Las cataratas lindan con Argentina y Brasil, y están a pocos kilómetros de la triple frontera con Paraguay.
• Cerca de las Cataratas, se encuentra Puerto Iguazú, en la confluencia de los ríos Iguazú y Paraná .
• Las cataratas son el principal centro turístico del noreste de Argentina, y uno de los principales de todo el país.
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Susana L.Ch.
Fotos cedidas por Silvia Zotta