They say that people do not get tired to look at how water flows. Perhaps that is why we love to relax by the water and look at the flowing water. The flow of the river fascinates the gaze of any person. The waterfalls standing on the rivers are especially beautiful, where the stream of water falls down from a great height in cascades.
There are many big waterfalls in the world. No part of the world is not deprived of this miracle of nature, but the waterfalls of America can be called the most unique.
The real pride of South America is undoubtedly – the highest Angel Falls in the world, located in Venezuela, and the North – one of the largest waterfalls in the world – Niagara, located on the border of the United States and Canada. Just fascinate almost any tourist: the largest waterfall – Iguazu, located on the border of Brazil and Argentina, and one of the widest – Guaira, located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.
How beautiful are the Iguaçu Falls, located on the border of Brazil’s national parks in the state of Paraná and Argentina in the province of Misiones. The parks are famous for the fact that there is a whole complex of waterfalls. On a small piece of land you will see 270 waterfalls. The biggest of them is called “Devil’s Throat”. It exceeds the height of Niagara Falls. Water falls from a height of 82 meters.
The width of all the waterfalls is also 4000 meters. UNESCO has made these waterfalls in the world heritage. They live up to their name. Indeed, in translation from Guarani, Iguazu means High Water. No wonder that these waterfalls, because of their beauty, were recognized in 2011 as one of the natural wonders of the world.
Droplets of spray fly high above the water and form a sight from which it is impossible to look away. For 20 thousand years, the waters of the river fall from the basalt rocks and form the modern form of complex waterfalls. Each year, the distance between the Iguazu River and the waterfalls increases. Now between them is 28 kilometers wide. Only once in 1978 the flow of water dried out and could not please people with its beauty for one month. The waterfalls separate the islands from each other, which are connected by bridges, so that tourists can fully enjoy the beauty of the flowing streams. We advise you to look at the “Three Musketeers”, “The Hidden Jump”, “Two Sisters”, “San Martin”, “Adam and Eve” from this complex. Already by the name you can judge that you will like them.
A powerful Itaipu dam and Jesuit temples are also considered a must-see. The locals will delight you with their performance of national songs and dances in national costumes. Iguazu Falls can be seen in many films. The most famous tape “Moon racer”, “Miami Police. Department of morals “,” Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. ” Interesting legends will tell you the Indians about their waterfalls. I like one version. God wanted to marry a local beauty. But the girl ran away with her fiance on the boat. Because of this, the Almighty was angry and created waterfalls so that lovers would always fall down to the canoe and not join. But lovers and then outwit God. The girl became a stone, and the young man a tree that constantly looks at her.
And how beautiful Angel Falls in Venezuela. Just think, its height is 979 meters. In free fall, the water is already 807 meters. No wonder the Spanish name Kerepakupai Meru is translated from Pemon language as “Waterfall of the deepest place”. His second name, Angel, takes its meaning from the name of the pilot, James Angel. The top of the mountain tepui also has an interesting name. Mount Auyantepui, in translation – “Devil’s Mountain”. While the water falls down from the tepui, it manages to scatter into small particles, forms a mist, which scatters over several kilometers of the surrounding tropical forest in Canaima Park (also, check Interesting facts about Victoria).
It used to be thought that there are a lot of diamonds. It turned out that the earth stores a lot of quartz. Because of its height, the waterfall is listed on the National Heritage list as instructed by UNESCO in 1994. In 2009, the waterfall was named after its first name, Krepakupai-Meru. Due to the fact that the waterfall is in a remote place, you can reach it by river or by air. Therefore, buy a ticket for a tour. Those interested can still buy a ticket for a panoramic flight to see the top view. But very often the waterfall is not visible because of the clouds. The waterfall was conquered in 2005 by an international expedition of climbers. It is noteworthy that among 4 Englishmen, 2 Venezuelans was a Russian climber. .
But the most famous is still considered Niagara Falls. Although the height is not large – only 53 meters, and the width is 792 meters. But by the volume of flowing water – 5,700 m / s or more, it is considered the most powerful in North America. Perhaps the popularity is due to the fact that it is located between the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York and is available for tourists. Niagara Falls is even visible from space. Three waterfalls also have big names. “Horseshoe” is sometimes called the Canadian Falls. There are still waterfalls “Fata” and “American.” But the best thing to admire the Canadian Falls.
