Iguazú Falls

WaterfallArgentinaUNESCO World HeritageProtected area

A system of some 275 waterfalls spanning nearly three kilometres of subtropical rainforest, crowned by the thunderous Devil’s Throat.

Highlights

Santa Cruz, Argentina

A 5-kilometre-wide advancing glacier in Los Glaciares National Park whose towering ice front regularly calves into Lake Argentino.

Amazonas, Brazil

The largest tropical rainforest on Earth, drained by the mighty Amazon River and holding a tenth of all known species.

Antofagasta, Chile

The driest non-polar desert on Earth, a high plateau of salt flats, geysers and lagoons prized for some of the clearest night skies anywhere.