I visited magical waterfalls more beautiful than Niagara - 1 thing blighted it
It is the world's largest waterfall system, but still less well known than others around the world.
I has just finished working in and exploring Buenos Aires, and now it was time to journey north to Argentina's border with Brazil. As we came descended to land, out of the window was an endless blanket of green - not quite the Amazon, subtropical rainforest, in fact - but nonetheless stunning.
On the road between the airport and the town itself, I spotted a road sign proclaiming "Islas Malvinas Son Argentinas" - in reference to Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands. This was by no means the first I had seen, but it nevertheless, like all the rest, made my eyes roll. It was the only blight on what was a great stop on my trip - besides my hostel's Wi-Fi being a but iffy, but, bearing in mind where I was, that was to be expected.
After this flash of nationalistic bluster, the minibus I was in whizzed past a sign reading "attention Jaguars" - a stark reminder that I was no longer in the trees of Richmond Park, rather somewhere a lot more wild.
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Shortly after that, it turned night, or so it seemed, as the vehicle was driven under a massive rain cloud. Precipitation assaulted us, swamping the windscreen, so that warnings of various fauna crossing the road were barely visible through the wall of liquid.
It had calmed down by the time I was dropped off at the Host in Jangadero.
Iguazu - my first experience of this region of South America - I very much enjoyed exploring. I felt as though I was inside an episode of Race Across the World.
At the same time, it was clearly a place the relied very much on tourism, with some of the streets lined with bars and restaurants that would not be out of place in the United States, serving visitors food they were very familiar with at home.
Its centrepiece, however, is its falls - the world's largest waterfall system.
It is arguably overshadowed as regards fame by Niagra Falls and, perhaps, Angel Falls - the world's tallest - but deserves to be as, if not more, well-known.
Upon reaching the viewing platform with my tour group (please be aware that entry to the national park can only be paid for with a physical debit or credit card), I was met by a titanic sight.
The evident power of the falls - between 1.5million and 7million liters of water flows over them per second - was extraordinary.
As is usually the case at popular tourist sites, one has to be patient, and wait for their turn at the front. But once you're there, I'd recommend making sure not to feel too pressured to move on and enjoy the moment.
Surrounding the water is forest that makes one feel as though they are on the set of a Jurassic Park film. The franchises theme music was in my head as we walked along.
Luckily, it is impossible for scientists to actually extract DNA from a mosquito reproduce predatory dinosaurs.
