Why we went: We've always wanted to visit South America, so we decided to start with Brazil. Rio de Janeiro was our first city of choice for the music and its natural beauty. Since we were already in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the only hotel in Brazil's Iguazú National Park, Hotel das Cataratas provides its guests with unparalleled access to the park ...

Straddling three countries in South America, Iguazu Falls has been named one of the Wonders of World due to the magnitude and force of its cascading water. Located in Misiones, Argentina and Foz do ...

Iguazu Falls is so big that it stretches across two countries. This photo from Times reader “efurst1” was taken from the Brazilian side (where it’s spelled Iguaçu). The massive falls span almost two ...

Iguazu Falls on the Brazil-Argentina border puts lesser falls to shame with its sheer size and natural beauty. Source: Courtesy of MRNY While not particularly notable for her acerbic wit, the ...

Of all the reasons to travel with kids, one of my favorites is to encourage their natural sense of wonder. Few places in the world are as awe-inspiring as Iguazu Falls, one of the new Seven Wonders of ...

"Muggers you won't have to worry about" advised the concierge at Hotel das Cataratas in Brazil. "Nobody ever goes down there at night. Just watch out for snakes on the trail." Nobody is more ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Once vanishing from view in the dense Atlantic Forest, jaguars are ...

The slow, tree-lined drive to Hotel das Cataratas, A Belmond Hotel, took me straight to Brazil's Iguazú National Park. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is famously home to stunning horseshoe-shaped ...