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photos of the Buddhist temple, Foz do Iguaçu

Not the type of landscape that the place name “Iguaçu” conjures up, but this is as real as it gets: the Buddhist temple in Foz de Iguazu. The Buddhist temple is found on the outskirts of Foz do Iguaçu (see its location on Google Maps). You can reach it by taxi or you can ask [...]

Accommodation in Foz do Iguaçu

Our Accommodation in Brazil has a new listing, this time with hotels and pousadas in Foz do Iguaçu. Foz do Iguaçu is your base for exploring the awesome Iguazu Falls.
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From Curitiba to Foz do Iguaçu

The bus link from Curitiba to Foz do Iguaçu is very handy for those trying to approach Iguaçu Falls from the south region of Brazil. The bus company Catarinense runs a service between both cities. On its website you can check schedules and prices.
At the time of publishing this entry, there are between 8 and [...]

More wonders of the world: Itaipu dam

List-based books are definitely the flavour of the moment. And travel guides have joined in as well: with the royalties earned from the sales of 1,000 places to see before you die Patricia Schultz can retire and spend the rest of her life travelling around the globe. It is now the Rough Guide’s turn. On [...]

Change of name to the Devil’s Throat

Another piece of news coming from Iguazu. I’ve just read in La Voz de las Cataratas (in Spanish) that a group of self-appointed religious leaders from Foz de Iguazú want to change the name to the Devil’s Throat, the most impressive of all the falls at Iguazú. Among the arguments for the change (if [...]