The Great Falls of Iguazu

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Our flight touched down a little after 4 p.m. local time here, but Meghan and I were still thinking about our trip yesterday to the falls of Iguazu, the world´s widest waterfalls and one of the most amazing sites I´ve ever seen.

Meghan and I made a day of it. We first hiked to the famous Garganta del Diablo, ¨The Throat of the Devil,¨ where three sides of the cliff remained covered in mist as the gigantic falls converged. There´s really no way to stay dry in this national park with falls far larger and impressive than North America's Niagara Falls. Afterwards, we went hiking on the upper trail, which rims the falls and the lower trail which gives you a close up view from the bottom. The lower trail was my favorite, as we caught two rainbows arching over this natural wonder and also encountered hundreds of multi-colored butterflies along the hike. This sanctuary was spectacular and made for maybe the most perfect day of the 11-week odyssey. A fitting way to wind down our great adventure.