Destination: Iguazu

Brasil 360° Experience – panoramic videos of Brazil

Posted on December 19th, 2011 in Destination: Amazon, Destination: Bahia, Destination: Iguazu, Destination: others, Destination: Paraná, Destination: Rio, Links, Videos

The Brazilian tourism authorities recently launched the website Brasil 360° Experience, with versions in Portuguese, English and Spanish. While most travelers are familiar with panoramic and 360° photos, 360° videos will be a novelty for many. As the image moves, the viewer can change the angle of vision and point the camera in whichever direction [...]

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spectacular 360º panoramic photos of Rio de Janeiro and the Iguassu Falls

Posted on May 25th, 2011 in Brazil in pictures, Destination: Iguazu, Destination: Rio

It is not the first time we bring to the blog spectacular photos found across the internet (a few weeks ago we saw virtual walkthroughs: Jericoacoara, Morro de São Paulo, Paraty, Porto de Galinhas and Rio de Janeiro and 360-degree photos of Manaus and the BR-319 across the jungle). Today’s selection deserve special attention both [...]

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Iguazu, out go the pumas, in come the GM crops

Posted on April 28th, 2011 in Destination: Iguazu

A note on a local blog (Parque Nacional do Iguaçu: menos onças e mais transgênicos) reports on a recent survey of the puma population inside the Iguazu National Park. Scientists aren’t sure at all but estimate the number of individuals left might range between 6 and 12. On the verge of disappearing. At the same [...]

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mayor’s folly: project to light up the Iguaçu Falls

Posted on June 17th, 2010 in Destination: Iguazu

Utter madness. The mayor of Foz do Iguaçu has been attempting for a number of years now to get the council to approve a project to set up a night time lights and sound show at the Iguaçu falls. Argentina (and a sizeable part of Brazil too) has always expressed dismay at the proposal (Argentinos [...]

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access to part of the Iguazu falls is temporarily closed

Posted on April 27th, 2010 in Destination: Iguazu, Destination: Paraná, News

Torrential rain over the state of Paraná has meant a sharp increase in the volume of water carried by the Iguazu river. This has forced the Argentinian authorities to close the walkway leading to the Devil’s Throat. If you have a look at the link we explained at Enough water at the Iguazu falls? you [...]

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