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To get to the Argentine side of the falls from Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil, take the international bus from Foz's bus station to Puerto Iguazú bus station. Unless you have a Mercosur passport, you need to get off at the Brazilian checkpoint and get an exit stamp. The bus won't wait since the majority of passengers are locals, who don't need to do this. Instead the bus driver will give you a paper slip entitling you to continue the journey on the next bus of the same company, but of course you can take a bus from a different operator if you're prepared to pay again. The international buses accept Brazilian, Argentine and Paraguayan currency but may not be able to give change. At the Argentine checkpoint, everybody has to get off, so the bus will wait. At Puerto Iguazú bus station, you hop on the bus to the National Park. Both services run about every 20 minutes during daytime although there doesn't appear to be a timetable. The last bus back to Brazil leaves the bus station around 6pm (in winter anyway). Again, remember to get off the bus to have an entry stamp at the Brazilian border checkpoint! The National Park accepts Brazilian Reais but no other foreign currencies and no credit cards.
Inside the national park, transport is by means of a little railway with three stations: Central (entrance), Cataratas (walks along the top and bottom of the linear section of the waterfalls, and access to Isla San Martin) and Garganto del Diablo (river walkway to the tip of the horseshoe waterfall).
The picture was taken on the Sentiero Verde (Green Path), a shortcut from the entrance to Cataratas station, where the fun begins.
At the start of the 1km walkway to the top of Garganto del Diablo. There are several small islands between this part of the river and the falls, so the water is moving fairly slowly here.
Level crossing on the Sentiero Verde.
First glimpse of the spray emanating from the fall.
A cormorant (I believe) having lunch. The bird was too busy dealing with a wriggling fish and the water current to notice the people it was drifting towards...
Scattered rocks near the top of the waterfall.
The following pictures are all taken from various places on the viewing platform at the end of the walkway. It's the most interesting pier I've ever been on, and the entertainment beats any slot machine...
This sequence of pictures is from the Circuito Superior, the walk along the top of the line of waterfalls which bypass Garganto del Diablo.
One of many little lizards on the Argentine side. There were also swarms of butterflies and a few very exotic blue birds, but unfortunately I didn't get any good pictures of them.
