THE IGUAZU WATER FALLS OF SOUTH AMERICA.

The Iguazu Falls (Cataratas del Iguazu) are Falls of the Iguazu River on the Border of the Argentina Province of Misiones and the Brazilian State of Parana. The Falls are located where the Iguazu River tumbles over the edge of the Parana Plateau, 23 km (14 mi) UpRiver from the Iguazu confluence with the Parana River. The Falls divide the River into The Upper and Lower Iguazu creating many separate WaterFalls and Cataracts, varying between 60 to 82 m (197 to269 ft) High. The number of the smaller WaterFalls fluctuates from 150 to 300, depending on the Water Level.
Approximately half of the flow of the River falls into a long and narrow Chasm called the "Devil's Throat that is U-shaped, 82m (269ft) High, 150m(492ft) Wide, and 700m(2,297ft) Long. The Junction of the Water Flows mark the Border between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.
The Iguazu River originates in the Mountains Ranges and Escarpments (Cliffs) in the SouthEastern Brazil (Serra do Mar) in the territory of the Brazilian State of Parana, near the City of Curutiba.
Curitiva is the Capital and largest City of the Brazilian State of Parana, and the 8th most populous City in the country, with a total population of over 1.9 million. The Curitiva Metropolitana comprises 26 Municipalities with a total population of over 3.2 million, making it the 7th most populous in the Country. The Mountains and Cliffs run parallel to the Atlantic Ocean. The main Cliff forms the Boundary between the Sea-Level Litoral and the InLand Plateau, which has a mean altitude of 500 to 1,300m (1,600 to 4,300ft). The Mountain Ranges are discontinuous in several places and are given individual names.
The name "Iguazu" comes from the Guarani or Tupi words "Y" meaning "Water" and "Uazu" meaning "Big." The legend about Fall tells that a deity planned to marry a beautiful woman named Naipi. She fell in love with a mortal named Taroba and decided to run away with him. They fled in a canoe. Ina rage, the deity sliced the River, creating the Falls and condemning the lovers to an eternal fall.
The Iguazu Falls are natural arranged in a way that resembles a reversed letter "J". The border between Brazil and Argentina runs through the Devil's Throat. On the Right Banks is the Brazilian Territory, which has just over 20% of the Jumps of These Falls, and the Left Side Jumps are Argentine, which make up almost 80% of the Falls.
The first European to record the existence of the Falls was the Spanish adventurer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca in 1541.
The Iguazu River, for 1,205 km (749 mi), to its confluence with the San Antonio River, flows West through the Parana State. DownRiver, from the confluence, the Iguazu River forms the Boundary between Brazil and Argentina's Misiones Province. Continuing West, the River drops off a Plateau, forming Iguazu Falls. It empties into the Parana River at the point where the Borders of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, join together, an area known as the Triple Frontier, where the borders of all the 3 Nations may be seen. It is a popular Tourist Attraction.
Upon seeing the Iguazu Falls, the United States First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt exclaimed "Poor Niagara!" (which, at 50m(165ft), are a 3rd shorter.  Often Iguazu Falls is compared with the African Falls in Southern Africa, which separates Zambia and Zimbabwe. Iguazu is wider, but because it is split into approximately 275 discrete Falls and large islands, the African Falls has the largest Curtain of Water in the World, at more than 1,600m(5,249ft) Wide and over 100m(328ft) in Height (in low flow the African Falls are split into 5 islands; in high flow it may be uninterrupted). The only Wider Falls that are extremely Large rapid-like Falls.
Iguazu currently has the Sixth-Greatest Average Annual Flow of any WaterFall in the World, following Niagara, with an average rate of 1,746 m3/s (61,660 cu ft/s). Iguazu's maximum recorded flow was 45,700 m3/s (1'614,000 cu ft/s) in June 9, 2014. The average flow of Niagara Falls is 2,400 m3/s (85,000 cu ft/s). The average flow at the African Falls is 1,088 m3/s (38,420 cu ft/s), with a maximum recorded flow of 7,100 m3/s (250,000 cu ft/s).
Mist rises between 30 and 150 m (100 and 490ft) from Iguazu's Devil's Throat. More than 300m (984 ft) above the African Falls.
Iguazu affords better views and walkways and its shape allows for spectacular vistas. At one point a person may stand and be surrounded by 260 degrees of WaterFalls. The Devil's Throat has Water pouring into it from 3 sides.  In the African Falls is different, it is essentially one WaterFall that falls into a Canyon.