Remember the 1980’s animated adventure ‘The Land Before Time’ — featuring cute dinosaurs frolicking around a pre-historic paradise? That’s what Iguazu Falls is like.
Valecxpedition arrived to tour of this 7th Wonder of the Natural World and found ourselves transported more than 100 million years into the past, when lizards roamed free.
DAY 1 — Jungle Trek to Falls
As we trek down the path towards the pre-historic caverns, water cascades in endless directions from glistening pools, encircled by palm trees. The cataratas crash down into giant pyramid boulders, jettisoning mist into the air. It forms a dreamland of lush green jungle spanning some mammoth, tectonic chasm.
The Iguaçu River Falls are located on igneous rocks representing the largest basaltic volcanic lava flow that occurred on Earth, between 120 and 130 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period.
This is witnessing the opening of an early world vortex. The matron mouth feeds and flows into the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, spawning infinite leaves and vines, twisting up through a barely-broken canopy.
Below the underbrush, glowing mushrooms form a web of interconnected neurons, passing knowledge and minerals. Jaguars stalk the forest at night, as the moon creeps above the palm-dotted ridge line, illuminating the misty pools below.
DAY 2 — Macuco Safari Boat
In the morning, we take an orange, rubber powerboat with dual 200 hp outboards up the river towards the Cataratas do Iguaću. The ‘Macuco Safari Boat’ easily planes over Class 4 rapids and spiraling eddies, as we watch the brown cliffs pass overhead.
A swarm of borboletas sparkle the riverbank with yellow, unharnessed energy.
Now we’re approaching the crashing falls, plummeting from up to 80 meters overhead into the Iguaçu River, as our boat drifts ever closer.
The passengers shriek as we’re engulfed by the world’s largest waterfall system, disappearing into a misty, mountainous abyss.
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