Puerto Iguazu, Argentina - Iguazu Falls National Park
Our skin has been absorbing the abundant sub-tropical humidity since our arrival coming out of the dust and aridity of the ‘desert’ steppe. Matthias (our guide), escorted us on a half day tour of the Iguazu Falls National Parque, picking us up at 7:30 am to beat the crowds, and he was spot on. We were the very first people to arrive at the falls on the upper trail, and had a ‘private’ guided walk, all the way in, then the hordes began to arrive, with every other family toting a big water jug of cold Yerba Mate tea. We saw many birds, including the big Toucan(as we were leaving the park! We’re molested by Coati, whom the tourists have turned into scavenging, bold, beggars. Saw numerous shorebirds, ducks, snowy egret, cormorant, and other shore birds. Beautiful, incredible greenery, orchid, vines, bromeliads, flowers, including invasive wandering Jew and ginger. Swifts (the emblematic bird of this National park), which nest behind the Falls on the wet cliff face, amazing! Saw a burrowing owl on the front lawn of the Amelia hotel. Also saw an ovenbird nest (Argentina's National bird) and then the pair of ovenbirds themselves. Matthias was great with explanations of the flora and fauna, geology and various histories of the area and the park. Great day!
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