Iguazu Waterfalls
Iguazu Waterfalls

Iguazu waterfalls are one of the most beautiful and spectacular natural landscapes in the world. They are located on the border between Argentina and Brazil, fed by the waters of the Iguazu River.
The river records its highest flow between November and March, coinciding with the rainy season of the region. In these months, the falls shed an average of one million liters of water per second, that is, as if every second were emptied 10 Olympic pools. The number of waterfalls depends on the flow of the Iguazu River. 160 waterfalls for low flows and 260 for high flows. The "Foz del Diablo" is the largest of all: It has a height of 80 meters.
The falls were formed about a hundred thousand years ago. A geological fault broke the channel of the Paraná River, turning the mouth of the Iguazu River into a huge waterfall. At present, the distance between the origin of the waterfall and the current place is 23 kilometers, since due to the slow but continuous erosion generated by the water, the position of the waterfalls is slowly recovering.

As the erosive process continues, Iguazu waterfalls will continue backwards in the next millennia, as it has been since time immemorial.
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