insignificant in the grand scheme of things - not even man can ruin this breathtaking natural phenomena. We were truly in awe of this place and even the crowds of ‘proper’ tourists couldn’t dint our enjoyment, every person there was sharing the same pleasure and it was a truly wonderful experience. Aside from the waterfalls, the other stars of the show were the little coatis which wandered around, we first came across them when an entire family came wandering up the trail in the opposite direction to us!! They looked at us as if to say “get out of our way”!! They are really funny things, like the size of a dog with a pointy snout, seeming to swagger around like they own the place, which I guess they do, more than we do anyway!!

We walked around all of the paths and boardwalks twice and at various times of the day so we did actually get to see the mighty Garganta del Diablo without the

crowds. Again we were mesmerised by its colossal beauty. We were also amazed to see that Swallows live behind most of the waterfalls. Not only are the waterfalls an incredible sight but to see these tiny Swallows ducking and diving between the falling water is even more mind-blowing. The little birds looked like they were having the time of their lives flying around and into the roaring water - this planet never fails to leave you speechless, it is so amazing and so fragile and should be appreciated a lot more than it is - like the saying goes ‘you never appreciate something fully until its gone‘.

Before we knew it we had spent a full day at the park and with weary feet and fantastic memories we decided it was time to start heading home. We were going to be seeing this wonderful view from the Argentine side in a couple of days so knew it wouldn’t be our last view of this extraordinary