So we have not had much internet access for the past week but have had many adventures. After leaving rainy Belo Horizonte we landed in the scoarching sun of Foz de Iguaçu, the Brazilian town on the border with Argentina where the famous Iguazu falls reside. We stayed at a quaint hostel with lots of character and a whole bunch of friendly Europeans (Finns, Dutch, Israelis, etc). The falls (while expensive to enter the park) were absolutely stunning. I have hesitated to post this blog because I wont be able to include the much needed pictures since we are at an internet cafe. The falls dwarf Niagra (says our book), and I fully believe it. They are surrounded by lush Brazilian flora and fauna. There is a park on both the Argentina side and Brazilian side which give you a three hundred and sixty degree view of the power of the water. We even went on a boat ride right up to three of the 247 water falls to ´see´ them from below (but the spray/shower is so strong you can just sort of scream and close your eyes). We hiked around and saw thousands of butterflies (borboletas in Portuguese), giant lizards, and coati mundi (a racoon mixed with opossom looking creature that has no fear of humans).
Currently we are in Curitiba, the capital city of (the state) Parana (400 miles away from Foz). This was the city that mom was trying to convince Abba to stay at for sabbatical. (And she still thinks it would be very livable). The city has this great expansive car-free street with restaurants and street vendors and christmas decorations (including a christmas tree made of recycled two liter soda bottles). Picture to come for this as well. Today we went to Vila Velha--a ´stone city´ where these crazy geological sandstone pillars tower over you.
Wishing everyone Boas Festas (happy holidays). We will be flying on the 24th to Pernambuco to meet up with Moms cousin and spend time at her beach house
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