Three years ago the area surrounding the marvelous Iguazu Waterfalls system became a modern, thriving tourist center. The company running it remodeled it in this way:

VISITORS CENTER
This has a information office with an audiovisual theater; a first aid room, a museum of the regional fauna, flora, anthropology and history; specialist guide services; photographers and video operators to accompany visitors on their safaris.

In the Center there are also restaurants, bars, stores selling photographic materials and regional articles, a commercial mall, telephones and public restrooms. And there is a terminal of the Transcataratas bus company.

The road for vehicles going to the Falls ends a few meters from the entertainment facilities mentioned above, in a large parking lot where you can get information, make purchases, eat and hire programmed walks.

INSTITUTIONAL AREA
Access Control: this is an entrance designed to blend with the forest landscape and at the same time providing a box office to pay the Park entrance fee.

Access and parking lots: the main access to the Park is along four lanes with a good system of barriers and sign-posting. There is parking space for 200 buses, and another for 750 automobiles.

The Falls Gate: the entrance gate offers the necessary facilities for the visitors to begin to live a unique experience. There is a luggage deposit, the tourist guide services, and all the information necessary to enjoy the visit.

Main Square and Amphitheater: a space created for relaxing, contemplating nature, and for educational events. The square is bounded by a perimeter path, partially covered by a pergola that leads up to an amphitheater with seats for 600 people.

"Yvyrá Retá" Nature Interpretation Center: a space designed for interpreting the ecosystem of the Park and the culture of the region. It is considered to be the most important building of all, both in size and in its functions. It has many areas that can be used to organize educational, cultural and social activities.

COMMERCIAL AREA
All the services that can make the visitors' stay more enjoyable can be found here. Around the Plaza de los Pájaros (the Birds' Square) the visitor will find:

• Restaurants.
• An ice-cream parlor.
• A pizza parlor.
• Public telephones and Internet.
• A thematic bookshop.
• Arts and crafts.
• Souvenirs.

CENTRAL STATION SQUARE
All the activity around the Visitors' Center converges on this Square, from which you can access the platforms of the Ecological Rain Forest Train and the Green Way:

The trip on the Rain Forest Train goes to:

• The Falls Station, which accesses the Upper and Lower Circuit walks.
• The Devil's Throat Station where, going along a 1,130 meter walkway, you will be able to enjoy a magnificent view of the Devil's Throat Falls.

NEW INSTALLATIONS: WALKWAYS AND PATHWAYS
The design and construction of the walkways and pathways follows the concept of "Nature without barriers", giving easy access to the places of greatest attraction. It prevents an overload of visitors and minimizes environmental harm. Moreover, the design is adapted to the ground, the landscape and the contents of the Nature Interpretation program. All the routes have special sections for people with access difficulties.

The walkways built on the land have been raised 50 centimeters above the soil, in order to avoid the erosion caused by a continuous flow of tourists, and at the same time to enable the free circulation of the animals and the natural growth of the vegetation. This offers the great advantage of making it possible to view the water falling while you walk along it.

The walkways have wooden handrails, metal flooring and bars and signs telling the visitors not to wander outside the established circulation area. They keep the same width as the pathways (1.20 meters) and include sectors for resting.

Perhaps the most amazing walkway are that of the Lower and Upper Circuits, and that of the most emblematic waterfall: the Devil's Throat.