UNESCO declared Foz do Iguaçu National Park, in Brazil, Natural Heritage of Humanity in 1986, two years after the naming of Iguazu National Park in Argentina.

The visiting area consists of a single circuit of walkways facing the falls. The panorama it offers is really impressive. The circuit is 1,200 meters long, with stairs that make it impossible to circulate in wheelchairs.

At the end of the circuit, there is an elevator. The staircase to get up has 130 steps and is 220 meters in length. It is of medium difficulty. Many say that from Argentina you live the Falls and from Brazil you watch them.

Schedule: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday morning closed.

CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTERING BRAZIL

• National Identity Document (Argentines), passport with Brazilian visa (foreigners).
• Green card of the vehicle in the owner's name. If the vehicle is not the tourist's property, a notarized authorization from the owner is required.
• A law dating from 1980 requires the license plate number to be engraved on the windows for vehicles from Argentina.
• Valid driving license (international license not necessary).
• When traveling with children, the marriage register book or their birth certificates must be carried.
• If one of the parents is traveling with a child younger than 21, the spouse's notarized authorization must be shown.
• Minors traveling without parents must present a notarized authorization from both parents.

BOAT TRIP (MACUCO SAFARI)
This trip reaches the foot of the waterfalls in semi-rigid rubber boats. It takes an hour and a half and there is one section through the rainforest that is made in vehicles specially adapted for observing the vegetation from close-up. It leaves from the Brazilian Park and costs US$33 per person.

SERVICES
Automobiles and buses park in the entrance to the Park and the journey to the Waterfalls is made in buses of the Park's own transport system. Visitors begin in the Visitors' Center where they buy the entry tickets and those for the transport and parking.

There are restrooms - also for disabled people - space for attending babies, diaper service, banking, first aid and a ticket office. For eating, there is an international restaurant, fast food in Porto Canoas, and a snack bar in the Visitors' Center.