Iguassu Falls is one of the top eight tourist destinations in South America. Many even classify it as number one. Most travelers who know the world’s most impressive waterfalls agree that Iguassu (=Iguaçu = Iguazú) is the most beautiful of them all.  These deservedly-famous falls are an impressive 2,700 meters wide, more than twice as wide as the famous Niagara Falls.  Furthermore, the average drop at Iguassu Falls is 64 meters, but has one particularly-dramatic drop of 82 meters; the drop at Niagara is only 51 meters.  Finally, Iguassu is surrounded exclusively by the lush, wildlife-rich subtropical rainforest of two large national parks. In comparison, scores of urban hotels ruin nearly every view of Niagara Falls.