Iguaçu Falls (Cataratas do Iguaçu)
This awesome sight is only available to those staying at the hotel inside the park (Hotel Das Cataratas), as the park…
Candrena Eighty-eight (Diaethria candrena)
Candrena Eighty-eight (Diaethria candrena) is yet another of the numberwings sucking human salt off the railings…
Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
During the hours between 18:00 and 09:00 when the Iguaçu National Park on the Brazilian side is closed, and only guests…
Argentine Giant Tegu (Tupinambis merianae)
This large lizard is very common alongside the path following the Iguaçu Falls. With gentle movements you can get quite…
Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)
Alongside the trails leading down to the Devil's Throat of Iguaçu Falls I saw several species of butterflies I have not…
Hydaspes Eighty-eight (Callicore hydaspes)
When you first see a numberwing butterfly or eighty-eights, you are oblivious to the intricacies of the way the number…
Hydaspes Eighty-eight (Callicore hydaspes)
This hydaspes eighty-eight (Callicore hydaspes) is the third of the numberwings I observed around Iguaçu Falls on the…
Orb weaver (Alpaida sp)
The path alongside the Iguaçu Falls are great for observing insects, and this orb weaver (Alpaida sp) species was…
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
There are two prominent species of birds around Iguaçu Falls, one being the common black vulture (Coragyps atratus).…
Iguaçu Falls (Cataratas do Iguaçu)
It's very hard not to say wow out loud when you see and hear the falls for the first time! When the sun is in the east…