Bill and Kathy's South American Honeymoon

The nine-day trip began at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In Copa we had the good fortune of finding an outstanding old hotel right in the middle of the 2.2 kilometer beach. It was low season with few tourists and no crowds on the beaches and the temperature was 72 degrees most of the week.

 

The hotel had so much character and charm that they were filming a movie in the hotel while we were there.

 

Copacabana Beach

One of the outstanding attractions of Rio is Corcovado and the Statue of Christ the Redeemer at its peak. We visited this largest statue of Christ in the world on an absolutely spectacularly clear day.

Christ the Redeemer

On Friday, we flew to Iguassu Falls in western Brazil. The falls are at the junction of the borders of three countries: Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. Friday evening we slipped across the border for an outstanding steak dinner in Puerto Iguassu, Argentina.

 

 

 

 

Iguassu Falls, Brazil

This magnificent array of waterfalls is located in Southern Brasil in the state of Parana on the border between Argentina and Brasil. They stretch for 2.5 miles plunging 269 feet (82m) into Iguaçu River which makes them wider than Victoria, higher than Niagra, and more beautiful than either.

Numerous rocky and wooded islands on the edge of the escarpment over which the Iguaçu River plunges divide the falls into some 275 separate waterfalls or cataracts. The name of the falls comes from the Guarani Indian word meaning "great water." In 1986 Iguacu Falls were declared a Natural Heritage of Mankind by Unesco.