Natural Wonders of The World Iguazu Falls

by Venetia Featherstone-Witty

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Natural Wonders of The World Iguazu Falls

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Venetia Featherstone-Witty

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Photograph - Photographs

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Created by federal decree nr. 1035 of January 10, 1939, the Park comprises a total area of 185,262.5 hectares and a length of about 420 km, 300 km of which are natural borders by bodies of water and the Brazilian and Argentinean sides together comprise around 225 thousand hectares. The park shares with Iguazu National Park in Argentina one of the world's largest and most impressive waterfalls, extending over some 2,700 m. It is home to many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, among them the giant otter and the giant anteater. The clouds of spray produced by the waterfall are conducive to the growth of lush vegetation. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.The Iguazu National Park owes its name to the fact it includes an important area of the Iguazu river, approximately 50 km of the length of the river and the world famous Iguazu Falls. It is the most important park of the Prata Basin and, since it is a haven to a significant genetic asset of animal and vegetal species, it was the first park in Brazil to receive a Management Plan. The park's basic goal is the preservation of the highly relevant ecologically and scenic natural ecosystems, thus enabling scientific research and the development of environmental education and interpretation activities, recreation in natural surroundings and the ecological tourism. The Iguazu National Park is spectacular as well as pioneering. The first proposal for a Brazilian national park aimed at providing a pristine environment to "future generations", just as "it had been created by God" and endowed with "all possible preservation, from the beautiful to the sublime, from the picturesque to the awesome" and "an unmatched flora" located in the "magnificent Iguacu waterfalls". These were the words used by Andre Rebouas, an engineer, in his book "Provinces of Parana, Railways to Mato Grosso and Bolivia", which started up the campaign aimed at preserving the Iguazu Falls way back in 1876, when Yellowstone National Park, the first national park on the planet, was four years old. On November 17, 1986, during the UNESCO conference held in Paris, the Iguacu National Park was listed as Natural Heritage of Humanity and is one of the largest forest preservation areas in South America.
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