We viewed Iguazú Falls from the Argentine side at mid-day.

After viewing Foz do Iguaçu, Fabio Wandscheer drove us over to the border, where the Brazilian authorities fined Paul for overstaying his visa.  Then Fabio dropped us off at our hotel, La Sorgente, where we had dinner and spent the night.  In the morning, we rode a bus to the falls, approaching them on foot and admiring the coatis who were eager for treats from the tourists.  We only had a few hours, because Carl was going to meet us in the early afternoon.

The rooms at the Tierra Colorada were small, but we still enjoyed the accommodations.

We were so happy to see him that we had a long lunch and completely forgot about the bus to the Jesuit Mission of San Ignacio, where we had planned to stay the night.  We couldn’t spend a second night at La Sorgente, so we quickly found another hotel, the Tierra Colorada.  The rooms were very small, but it had a patio, and we shared with Carl news about our trip to Brazil, and he caught us up on his dissertation.

On the Argentine side, David posed beside an image of the birds that swoop over the falls.

After we awakened — and all six of us bathed in the single bathroom, with one sink and shower — We got onto a bus and visited Güirágoa, a wildlife refuge between the city of Puerto Iguazú and the falls.  We were driven on an open-air truck with benches to an area where the Güirágoa personnel had enormous enclosures for birds, monkeys, and reptiles.  It was peaceful in the jungle, but when we returned, we collected our belongings from the Tierra Colorada and caught a plane for Buenos Aires.