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Strung out along the rim of a crescent-shaped cliff about 2.5 miles long, some 275 individual cascades and waterfalls plummet up to 269 feet into the gorge below. The thunderous roaring can be heard from miles away.

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Where is Iguazu Falls?
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"It’s like white noise on a million televisions with the volume turned all the way up!"  --Vince Purcell, sound recordist for The Greatest Places

Watch the falls in action!
Do you know how the mist of the falls forms rainbows?

Ever get a rut in your yard or driveway? Do an erosion activity!
 

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Zoom through QuickTime virtual reality of the falls!

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