Iguazu Falls

I'm just...

Curious here as to having been in Brazil, been to Iguazu Falls, been to Rio, just that difference between jungle and city.

Who's your average whiskey buyer in Brazil? Is it an aspirational thing, a bit like China? Is it that? Or who buys whiskey in Brazil? Scotch?

Yeah, there's definitely going to be an aspirational element to whiskey, to Scotch, because ultimately it is a more expensive product, especially once you take into account the fact that it's being nationalized and you've got all the taxations on top, et cetera, the import taxation.

So Buenos Aires, of course, the city, Buenos Aires, obviously the capital, which is a capital full of passion and life and breath, obviously.

Iguazu Falls is something fantastic, wonderful, unforgettable.

Bariloche going further south, Bariloche and San Martín de los Andes in winter and summer are two completely different landscapes and situations.

And Patagonia too, where there are national parks and the Perito Moreno glacier.

Is it Gyeongju? Yes, it is indeed, and I'm glad you got to pronounce it.

Your turn.

Which famous natural wonder is located on the border between Argentina and Brazil? Is it A, Angel Falls, B, Iguazu Falls, C, Victoria Falls, D, Niagara Falls?

After a night of boozing, it's normally Mark Falls.

So there's actually more water flowing at Niagara.

than there is at Iguazu, even though the falls at Iguazu are higher and wider.

But, yeah, it's the erosion which is just extraordinary.

So...

And so one example is a 12 day program that is called the Wildlife Kingdoms of Brazil.

So in 12 days, you get to see the Iguazu Falls, the Pantanal, the Amazon, and the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha in the Atlantic.

And if you were to fly, commercially, it would be impossible to connect to those destinations because you would always be rerouted to Sao Paulo.

And so we saw an opportunity there to bring something new to the table.

And another example would be an 11-day itinerary that is called the Natural Wonders of Chile and Argentina.

So you get picked up in Santiago.

You get to see the Atacama Desert up north, the National Park of Torres del Paine all the way in southern Chile, then crossing the border to the Perito Moreno Glacier in the Glaciers National Park in Argentina, Iguazu Falls up north, and then finishing in Buenos Aires.

So those are examples, and it's now available on our website.

He asked where I was going next.

I was travelling to Curitiba, then continuing towards Iguazu Falls, before crossing into Paraguay.

Everything had already been booked.

He asked what would happen when I went home.

January 15th.

Where's that? Afternoon hike at Iguazu Falls.

Yep.

Boom.

I can tell you now, Ruth, that I'm standing in Brazil, and the other side of the river over there is Argentina.

The thundering noise that you can hear is Iguazu Falls, wider than Victoria Falls and taller than Niagara.

Well done if you got that right.

Well, there you go.

If you would like to see the photo that Marcus took of Iguazu Falls, do check out the link in the show notes.

We're going to wrap up the podcast there, I think, for September.

So, guys, James, Marcus, James, look, he's falling asleep already.

On the other hand, the above normal precipitation brought spectacular sights.

Park officials said on Wednesday that Iguazu Falls' level has risen more than five times its average.

This comes after heavy rain fell in the region over the last few weeks.

The falls are one of Brazil's most popular destinations for tourists, bringing spectators from all over the world.