Return to South America

The story

After an endless flight and several stopovers, here we finally are at Iguassù; the heat is infernal and the humidity very high, but the splendid spectacle before our eyes at the falls is so marvellous that it makes you forget everything. The emotion you feel before the Devil's Throat... before this immense force of nature is truly powerful and indescribable. After the unforgettable Iguassù, here we are in Rio de Janeiro with its beaches, the Sugarloaf and the Christ, and then Salvador de Bahia with its splendid colours and finally a few days by the sea in tiny Natal, only 6 degrees from the equator.

The journey's photographs

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Iguazú Falls: mossy rock cliffs, white water cascades, mist over the river

iguassu seen from Argentina - the devil's throat

Iguazú Falls: white water plunges from green forest into the river

Iguazú Falls, white water rushing over moss-covered rocks

Iguazú Falls, cascading water and mist among rocks and green forest

Iguazu Falls seen from the airplane among green rainforest

Pale sand dunes slope down to a dark lagoon with green bushes

Four smiling tourists riding an amphibious buggy on a river near a wooden raft

Smiling tourists in a white amphibious buggy, river and colorful houses behind

Person on a zipline over a green lake between sand dunes, boats waiting

Beach with seaweed on the sand, palm trees and bathers under cloudy sky

Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, tourists on the staircase under cloudy sky

Pale sandy beach with trees, rocks and green mountains over the bay

Woman sitting on red sand cliff above beach and ocean, Praia da Pipa

Off-road vehicles descending sand dune, spectators on top under cloudy sky

Golden sand dunes above a lagoon surrounded by green vegetation, cloudy sky

Two men ride horses along the sandy beach, boats and swimmers in turquoise sea

White waves on golden sand, green forest behind, cloudy sky

Sandy bay between green cliffs and turquoise sea, branches in the foreground

Sandy beach with earth cliff and palms, waves on green ocean

Smiling woman vendor in white and blue lace sells sweets under a Schincariol beach umbrella

Traditional dancers perform for seated tourists under brick arches

Women in headwraps sell food from aluminum pots under beach umbrellas

Fishmongers sorting fresh fish on wooden pallets at Peixaria do Bruno

Wooden Projeto Tamar sign with cut-out sea turtles, beach and ocean behind

Vendor chopping fresh green coconuts at his roadside fruit stall

Tall palm trees on white sand beach, blue sky with scattered clouds

White baroque church with golden towers and palm tree, people on the steps

3 reader comments

macgreg · 29/09/2005

Sarà la mia prossima meta, hai per caso inserito le foto in qualche sito? Ciao!

girasole · 30/09/2005

Mi dispiace macgreg ma all'epoca non avevo una digitale e al momento sono senza scanner quindi non riesco ad inserire alcuna foto se non quelle digitali. Comunque appena sono in grado di farlo ne inserisco sicuramente qualcuna. In ogni modo le foto non rendono, credimi. Bisogna andarci. ciao

girasole · 01/10/2007

finalmente ho potuto aggiungere le foto!!!

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