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Iguazú Falls in 3D

The Devil's Throat

On the Iguazú River, between Argentina and Brazil

At the Devil's Throat about half of the Iguazú River pours into a U-shaped chasm about 82 m deep. The river falls over hard sheets of basalt left by vast lava flows, and islands split its 2.7 km brink into some 275 separate falls. A Guaraní story says the serpent god M'Boí split the river in anger.

Where: On the Iguazú River, between Argentina and Brazil
Devil's Throat: About 82 m deep, 150 m wide, 700 m long
Brink: About 2.7 km, split into some 275 falls
Rock: Basalt from lava flows some 130 million years old
UNESCO World Heritage: 1984

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Walk Iguazú Falls in 3D

A real-time 3D model, built from open elevation data and published measurements. Loads 2.5 MB when you start.

Iguazú Falls

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Terrain from open elevation data · a 3D reconstruction, not a photograph · tags as in the app

What you'll find in the walk

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The Devil's Throat
Known
A U-shaped chasm about 82 m deep, 150 m wide and 700 m long. About half of the river goes over its rim.
Steps of basalt
Known
The river falls over hard sheets of basalt left by vast lava flows some 130 million years ago. Islands split the 2.7 km brink into about 275 separate falls.
M'Boí's anger
Folklore
A Guaraní story says the serpent god M'Boí split the river when Naipí fled with Tarobá. She became a rock below the falls, he a palm tree on the edge.

How to visit in real life

The falls lie in national parks on both the Argentine and the Brazilian sides, with walkways to the Devil's Throat and along the brink. Allow time for both sides.

Opening times and tickets change: check the official site. Official site