UruguayPunta San Pedro34°28’16” S 57°51’7” W
12. august 2024, Uruguay ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
Today we took a day trip to Colonia, Uruguay, from Buenos Aires.
It is just an hour across the Rio Plata. Colonia is a quaint town, with both Spanish and Portuguese influences, having been occupiedLes mer
ArgentinaPalermo34°35’11” S 58°25’28” W
12. august 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
So Argentina has a problem with inflation (currently over 140%) and foreign exchange rates as a result where there is an official rate and a real street rate which is nearly twice as good. We broughtLes mer
ArgentinaIguaçu Falls25°41’15” S 54°26’43” W
16. august 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
For our last few days in Argentina we are at Iguazú and visiting the famous falls - one of the 7 New Wonders of the World.
Today we spent the whole day walking around the trails and seeing theLes mer
BrasilFoz do Iguaçu25°41’44” S 54°26’15” W
16. august 2024, Brasil ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
So we took the opportunity to see Iguazú Falls by a couple of different ways.
First we upgraded the shower in our hotel to the full falls treatment taking a boat ride into the falls themselves. WeLes mer
ArgentinaPuerto Canoas25°42’55” S 54°26’12” W
18. august 2024, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We have also spent a few days birding in Argentina. A couple around Buenos Aires and one at Iguazu. I attach some photos of the wildlife we saw.
Of the 181 species we identified in Argentina 104Les mer
BrasilFoz do Iguaçu25°41’17” S 54°26’22” W
19. august 2024, Brasil ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We have now crossed over into Brazil and this morning we visited the falls again from this side.
There is a much smaller area to explore but the view points are absolutely spectacular (better thanLes mer
ParaguayRío Acaray-mí25°30’34” S 54°36’23” W
20. august 2024, Paraguay ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Today we have some hours after we checkout of our hotel (11am) and before we fly to Rio (6pm) so we decided to pop over the border to Paraguay.
We simply took a 10 minute Uber to the border andLes mer
BrasilChrist the Redeemer22°57’7” S 43°12’36” W
22.–27. aug. 2024, Brasil ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
So we arrived in Rio, our last stop, a couple of days back.
On the first day here we went birding. We planned a big day staring at 5.30 and saw an amazing 128 species of which 65 were new. I mightLes mer
BrasilCinelândia22°54’35” S 43°10’34” W
23. august 2024, Brasil ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today we took a walking tour with a local. We visited many of the city centre sites.
We started with the historic buildings and squares modelled on Paris and built in the early 20th century.
WeLes mer
BrasilPonta do Arpoador22°59’51” S 43°11’30” W
23. august 2024, Brasil ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Looking back 8 months ago, we started our trip in Mexico with an amazing hot air balloon flight.
We kind of wanted to end with a similar amazing experience, so we took a Helicopter flight over Rio.Les mer
