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IGUAZÚ AND NORTH EAST ARGENTINA

Iguazú, Paraná and Uruguay Rivers enclose a very humid and warm area of Argentina.

To the north, on the frontier with Brazil, the Iguazú Falls cut through the subtropical jungle with tremendous force. This area was populated by important Guaraní communities until the arrival of the Europeans.

After the territories were conquered, the Company of Jesus devoted itself to converting these communities to Christianity while setting up powerful production centers. The ruins of quite a few of these still remain, the most outstanding being the ruins of San Ignacio Miní. The Guaraníes have mostly mixed with the Creoles although a few small communities still attempt to maintain their traditional lifestyle.

The Province of Misiones is the main producer of yerba mate –a popular local infusion here in Argentina. Plantations cultivated in the intensely red earth can be found lining roadways everywhere.

In Corrientes, Esteros del Iberá –an estuary– contains one of the world’s largest sweet water reserves. Deer, alligators, herons, capybaras and an abundant biodiversity inhabit this practically virgin area, a paradise for photographers and bird watchers.

North East Argentina puts visitors in direct contact with wild nature and the local culture.

HIGHLIGHTS

IGUAZÚ FALLS

In the north of the country, on the border with Paraguay and Brazil, the large and fast flowing Iguazú River splits the subtropical jungle and gives way to one of the most imposing natural wonders on the planet – The Iguazú Waterfalls.
Described in all languages with superlative vocabulary, in the Guaraní language it just means Big Waters, which is an understatement. Visitors are drawn into a calm state of observation and internal peace and everything seems to occur a little slower in Iguazú.
The bordering national parks overflow with extraordinary subtropical flora and fauna that swathe you in their aromas and colors and invite you to explore their secrets.

SAN IGNACIO MINÍ RUINS

The Misiones jungle was inhabited by large Guaraní communities until the arrival of Europeans in the late XVI century. Stalked by bandits and slave hunters, they found a degree of safety in the Jesuit missions that began to appear in Paraguay, the south of Brazil and in North Argentina in the early XVII century.
Each mission was self-sufficient. It had an impressive church and a well-organized urban layout. At one point, San Ignacio Miní had more than 5000 inhabitants, abundant agricultural and cattle production and was highly developed in arts and crafts.
When the Jesuits were expelled from American territory by order of the king of Spain, the mission was burned down and abandoned. The jungle invaded the ruins till they were rediscovered in 1897.
San Ignacio Miní is the mute witness of a major economic and socio-cultural event in Argentina´s history.

MISIONES’ JUNGLE

Misiones’ jungle is an infinite number of aromas and sounds, exotic plants, animals and insects.
It’s the eternal waters flowing down Iguazú River and the rain covering it all. It’s the delicate equilibrium of the natural processes of one of the last untouched subtropical jungles.
It’s the last refuge of the furtive yaguareté (jaguar), the undisputed king of this jungle, who has now been declared a Natural Monument.

IBERÁ MARSHLANDS

Esteros de Iberá, located in the heart of Corrientes Province, is home to one of the greatest biodiversity reserves in the nation. It is an enormous labyrinth of wetlands, streams and small rivers, lakes and lagoons, canals and floating islands. Impenetrable, virgin, wild.
This is the habitat of alligators, swamp deer, howler monkeys, capybaras, turtles, snakes, giant river otters, maned wolfs and an infinity of fish and birds. A paradise to be explored on foot, on horseback or by boat.
Myths and legends abound about the Esteros and its name partially reveal the secret of its beauty: the “dazzling waters” –the meaning of iberá in the Guarani language- haunt you and do not let go.

LOCATION

Paraná, Uruguay and Iguazú rivers enclose the provinces of Misiones, Corrientes and Entre Rios in the Argentine northeast. Colonia Carlos Pellegrini is 800 km from Buenos Aires and Puerto Iguazú, on the border with Brazil and Paraguay, is 1,277 km away.

WHEN TO GO

The region can be visited all year round. The most convenient time to visit Iguazú is between March and October, when temperatures are lower. Autumn and spring are the best seasons to visit Esteros del Iberá in terms of temperature and amount of animals on sight. In summer, temperatures can be quite high although the climate is less humid.

WEATHER

In Iguazú, summer highs easily pass 30°C and lows are around 20°C. In winter, the temperature reaches 20° to 25° in the daytime and 10°C at night. In Esteros del Iberá maximum temperatures are similar, but it gets a little colder at night. In winter, low temperatures can drop to 5°C. The whole region is very humid, receiving rain all year round. In Iberá, it rains more in autumn and spring while in Iguazú it does so in summer.

DON’T FORGET

Light clothes, warm clothing for nights (light in summer), waterproof clothes, trekking boots, sunglasses and sun block, hat or cap and mosquito repellent.