Iguaçú Falls
Iguaçú Falls (
Portuguese:
Cataratas do Iguaçú,
Spanish:
Cataratas del Iguazú or
Cataratas del Iguassu;
SAMPA [iGwa'su]) are
waterfalls located on the border of
Brazilian state of
Paraná (in the Southern Region) and the
Argentinian Province of
Misiones, and are inside the Iguaçú National Park.
Another important tourist attraction near the falls is the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant.
The Iguaçú National Park is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.