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Argentina Trip 2009 Buenos Aires
Iguazu Falls |
La Aripuca |
La Boca |
Buenos Aires |
IGUAZU CITY and IGUAZU WATERFALLS
The story goes that many years ago a young Guaraniran away with a beautiful maiden who was about to be sacrificed in honor of a serpent who lived in the depths of the River Iguazu. When she discovered this insult, the serpent let her rage flow over her back, and, twisting it, split the course of the river, trapping the young lovers and thus creating the waterfalls of Iguazu .
Many years later, the traveler posing in front of the falls not only gives in to their fascination, but also feels the presence of the young lover in the dense forest around, and of the beautiful maiden who falls, unharmed and majestic, from high above.
Many years later, the traveler posing in front of the falls not only gives in to their fascination, but also feels the presence of the young lover in the dense forest around, and of the beautiful maiden who falls, unharmed and majestic, from high above.
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