By- Jaime Roach
6th period.
The Iguazú falls were discovered by Alvar Núnez Cabeza de Vaca,
a Spanish Explorer
Alvar Núnez Cabeza da Vaca
How?
The Iguazú National Park is all natural.
The only thing that was added was the
resort. The Falls and Jungle are natural
to the area.
national
The Iguazú National Park is a
park that consists of 270
different waterfalls. It is also
surrounded by subtropical jungle.
The jungle is home to over 2000
species of plants, 450 species of
birds, 80 mammal species and
countless number of insects.
All these beautiful plants to the left can be found at the national park.
The Iguazú National Park is a natural beauty
that is located is located in the Northeast
corner of Argentina.
It is located about 30 miles Parana???
downstream at the Triple Frontier, the border
of Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina.
This is a picture of the triple
frontier on the map.
The land of the park Discovered in 1542.
The National Park was opened on October 9th,
1934 with approximately 167,091 acres
of land.
The National Park officially established by
Decree-Law 12.103;
Aerial view of the Iguazú
National Park.
The Park was established with the purpose of
protecting the subtropical jungle that
surrounds the famous Iguazú Falls. The
jungle has a bunch of unique and endangered
species and plants.
still
The wild and plant life is
thriving today as it
was in 1934 along with the
waters. The
falls are still continuously
flowing, and have been ever
since the park was
established.
The Iguazú National Park is the third largest
tourist destination in Brazil and visitation to
Iguazú is now over one million a year,
therefore, it attracts more people to
Argentina.
In this picture you
can see some tourists
that are visiting the park.
Fauna: The Fauna is very abundant “It includes at least 45 mammals, 350 birds,
41 snakes, 8 lizards, 12 amphibian 18 fish and 257 butterfly species.”
Flora: The Iguazú National
Park forest has more plant
species, 40% of which you
cannot find anywhere else
on Earth.
Past: The park was created in 1934. In the park is one of the
best natural beauties you will find in Argentina. “Poor
Niagara!” is what First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt had to say
when she first saw the Iguazú Falls.
Present: The falls still have running water, and the jungle is
still booming with animals and plants. The Iguazú National
Park is still, beautiful as ever.
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