landscape

Iguazu Falls

Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil

Cataratas del Iguazú [Spanish]
Cataratas do Iguaçu [Portuguese]
Chororõ Yguasu [Guarani]

General Information

landscape type
waterfall
physiographic region
Americas » Parana-Paraguay Plain » Argentine Mesopotamia
biome
ever-humid subtropics

Location

America » Latin America » South America » Argentina » Misiones » Departament Iguazú » Puerto Iguazú
America » Latin America » South America » Brazil » Paraná » Foz do Iguaçu » Mixed-East Region » Bairro Parque Nacional
local language location name
Puerto Iguazú, Argentina [Spanish]
Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil [Portuguese]

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Iguazú National Park
type
natural
criteria
VII, X
designation
reference
303
Iguaçu National Park
type
natural
criteria
VII, X
designation
reference
355
Iguazu Falls, Floriano Falls, north view
Iguazu Falls, Floriano Falls, north view Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
Iguazu Falls, Devil's Throat
Iguazu Falls, Devil's Throat Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, BrazilPuerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
Iguazu Falls, Three Musketeers Falls and Hidden Falls
Iguazu Falls, Three Musketeers Falls and Hidden Falls Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
Iguazu Falls, Floriano Falls, northeast view
Iguazu Falls, Floriano Falls, northeast view Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
Iguazu Falls, Falls of San Martín, Mbiguá, Bernabé Méndez, Adán, Eva, and Bossetti
Iguazu Falls, Falls of San Martín, Mbiguá, Bernabé Méndez, Adán, Eva, and Bossetti Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
Iguazu Falls, Falls of San Martín, Mbiguá, Bernabé Méndez, Adán, Eva, and Bossetti
Iguazu Falls, Falls of San Martín, Mbiguá, Bernabé Méndez, Adán, Eva, and Bossetti Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
Iguazu Falls, Devil's Throat
Iguazu Falls, Devil's Throat Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, BrazilPuerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina