Traveler Magazine 2018 Spring Traveler | Page 14

12 You feel the immense power in your bones, a quivering only heightened by the almost deafening roar of the water. Standing in front of Iguazu Falls is a visceral experience unlike any other. Your whole body is taken in as the cool mist slowly soaks your clothes, and your eyes struggle to comprehend the magnitude of what’s unfolding in front of you. Here, set between Argentina and Brazil, is one of the world’s greatest wonders: a series of over 275 magnificent waterfalls that stretch for almost two miles through the lush Atlantic Forest. Eleanor Roosevelt was right when, in 1944, she stood atop the cliffs and sighed with pity: “Poor Niagara.” PHOTO I G U A Z U FA L L S SPRING | 2018 C O N TACT YO U R T R AV E L A DV I S O R TO DAY