Poor Niagara

For most people there is that shoe or a hand bag or a game that would make you so overwhelmed that you have to have it and right now. For me waterfalls are my weak point. When I come across a picture of a waterfall, my urge to leave everything behind and be there is overwhelming. The Iguazu falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River, which are situated at the border of Brazil and Argentina. The falls where created by the result of a volcanic eruption which left a crack in the earth and created this beauty.

Photograph by Martin St-Amant – Wikipedia

Along the 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu fall there are about 275 falls, numerous islands along the river divides the waterfalls and it varys between 60 to 80 meters high. Half of the river falls in to a narrow chasm called the Devil's Throat. The Devil's Throat is U-shaped and 82 meters high, 150 meters wide and 700 meters long.   

Photograph by Claudio Elias

The Iguazu falls are also compared to many other falls, such as the Victoria falls in Southern Africa. Although Iguazu falls is wider, but because it is split in many falls, Victoria falls is considered the largest curtain of water with over 1600 meters wide. United states First Lady Elenor Roosevelt once exclaimed "poor Niagara" after seeing Iguazu  falls. Iguazu is considered to have the greatest annual flow rate in the world with the rate of 12,800 m³/s (452,000 cu ft/s).

Photograph by Martin St-Amant – Wikipedia

Creations like these by Mother nature are so wonderfull that it makes me want to be there right away.