A curious gorge on a flat worldThat’s what came to my mind when I first saw the Devils Throat in Iguassu Falls. A curious gorge swallowing a sea of water, it seamed I was standing on the border of a flat world.
With a flow of thousands of cubic meters per second the waters of the Iguassu River are no small thing to make disappear into the Earth’s guts… or that’s what it seams to happen due to the hallucinating effect of the mist produced by the crashing waters 80 m (260 ft) below. This is our account of our visit to the most “gorgeous” attraction in Iguassu Falls. To better guide you in this adventure on the Argentinean side of the falls we’ve prepared an Iguassu Falls Map with numbered references of the most important attractions. Curious gorge # 14) Devil’s Throat Station The Green Train of the Jungle transports us from Cataratas Station (Map Ref. # 4) to Devil’s Throat Station in a 15 minute journey. As the train moves lazily across the jungle to your left there are some great views of the tranquil waters and lush vegetation of the Upper Iguassu River. Starting at Devil’s Throat Station we will walk an incredible 1.100 m (3.600 ft) long walkway suspended over the Iguassu River.
Curious gorge # 15) Here’s a look of this walkway from where you can stare the shallow and clear waters of the river below and the beautiful vegetation. Until now the peaceful scenery does not suggest what we will find at the end of our journey.
I took this picture standing halfway over the Upper Iguassu River.
An aerial view of the walkway and where we are heading to will help you appreciate the magnificence of the place. I took this picture flying over the area on a helicopter. You can see the Upper Iguassu river, the walkway and balconies over our… Curious gorge # 16) The Devil’s Throat
Devil’s Throat designates not one but several powerful waterfalls of which the most important one is the Union Fall(see below). It’s as if a sea was being swallowed by a giant mouth opened on the Earth’s surface. When on these balconies you feel as if you were standing on the verge of a flat world imagined by explorers of antiquity. Maybe this is what the Spanish explorer Alvar Nuñez Cabez de Vaca had in mind when he discovered the Iguassu Falls in 1541. How much natural beauty packed in one single spot of our planet! Don’t you think so?
The curious gorge is just one of several great attractions we experienced here. To know about them please move from our Curious Gorge to our Family Vacation Getaway page. If you have just arrived to this site, our Home Page is the best place to start your Iguassu Falls discovery.
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