Wanderlust UK – September 2019

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ARGENTINA EXPLORE

Get there

Air Europa now lies

from London Gatwick

to Iguazú (Argentina)

via Madrid from

around £635 return

(aireuropa.com);

the shortest journeys

take approximately

19 hours.

5

ThenumberofOlympic

swimmingpoolsthat

Iguazú’slowofwater

(12,743m³/s)canill

intherainyseason

(OctobertoMarch).

260°

Theanglethatan

observercanstand

andbesurrounded

bywaterfallsatthe

Devil’sThroat–you

won’tknowwhere

tolookirst.

75

Thenumberofyears

sincethelegendary

USFirstLadyEleanor

Rooseveltirstvisited

thetoweringwaterfalls.

Overcomebytheir

greatness,she

famouslyexclaimed,

“PoorNiagara!”

PoorNiagaraindeed.

GEM OF A FIND

Feel amethyst, topaz and agate

under your Šingers at the Wanda

mines, just a short bus ride south

of the falls. Named after a mythical

Polish princess, the caves are full

of semi-precious stones and can

be navigated with a local guide.

GET UP CLOSE

Located on the banks of the
Iguazú River, the Awasi Iguazú
eco-resort is a jungle paradise.
Secretive jaguars and ocelots prowl
close by, and it’s not far from the falls,
either – ideal for the early risers who
want near-exclusive access to them.

THE NUMBERS

Get out andaboutaroundIguazúFalls...

IF YOU ONLY DO THREE THINGS

Head deep into the land of the indigenous Guaraní tribe

and uncover the ruins of Jesuit missions, built in the

17th century. Escaping the persecution of Spanish

conquistadors who wanted to enslave them, the Guaraní

were o ered protection by the Jesuits – in exchange for

adopting Christianity and building settlements.

Nowadays, all that’s left of them is crumbling ruins, but

you can still explore the site of the San Ignacio Miní

mission and ind the red ruins of the Baroque-style

church – the sandstone settlement lights up at sunset.

SANIGNACIOMINÍ

A DAY TRIP

MONKEYING AROUND

Visit the land of the capuchin

monkey on the park’s Macuco

Trail, which ends at Arrechea

Falls. Spot the curious primates

travelling in troops, munching on

jungle fruit. They’re cute – but

don’t feed them!