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As you can see, motor boats approach the falls. Costs 75 pesos (~25 dollars). This was a trip highlight. The boat goes right under some of the falls, drenching the passengers in water.

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:04:29 -0700

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This is San Martin Island, although actually a peninsula

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:59:31 -0700

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This is San Martin Island, although actually a peninsula

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:55:19 -0700

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:53:38 -0700

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This is the classic view from the right side of the Argentine side. To the left and in the very last photographs are Garganta del Diablo.

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:50:27 -0700

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This is the classic view from the right side of the Argentine side. To the left and in the very last photographs are Garganta del Diablo.

The Iguazu Falls are on the border of Argentina and Brazil. I've never been to Niagara Falls and missed Victoria Falls in Africa, and Iguazu is approximately between the two in size. Iguaz ...

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:46:19 -0700

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The Iguazu Falls are on the border of Argentina and Brazil. I've never been to Niagara Falls and missed Victoria Falls in Africa, and Iguazu is approximately between the two in size. Iguaz ...

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:29:07 -0700

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:27:00 -0700

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:25:41 -0700

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See that tiny spot down there? That's our shadow.

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:23:55 -0700

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See that tiny spot down there? That's our shadow.

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:21:29 -0700

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:20:11 -0700

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I couldn't figure out how to depict the altitude and ended up taking a bunch of photos of my feet in a vain attempt to do so!

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:18:16 -0700

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I couldn't figure out how to depict the altitude and ended up taking a bunch of photos of my feet in a vain attempt to do so!

And away I go! The most fun is the take-off. You don't so much jump off the edge as get lifted off as the chute fills with wind.

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:16:05 -0700

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And away I go! The most fun is the take-off. You don't so much jump off the edge as get lifted off as the chute fills with wind.

Ready to take off!

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:13:58 -0700

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Ready to take off!

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:11:18 -0700

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Alejandro preparing the chute

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:09:08 -0700

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Alejandro preparing the chute

We're taking off from pretty high up! Descending all the way to the bottom!

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:07:09 -0700

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We're taking off from pretty high up! Descending all the way to the bottom!

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:05:37 -0700

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:03:49 -0700

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:15:52 -0700

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Really cool -- we drank right out of the tanks -- cloudy wine -- and then drank the filtered, bottled wine of the same varietal and vintage immediately afterwards

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:14:09 -0700

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Really cool -- we drank right out of the tanks -- cloudy wine -- and then drank the filtered, bottled wine of the same varietal and vintage immediately afterwards

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:12:16 -0700

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A cross-section of a cork tree. The outer bark is what's harvested for cork.

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:10:25 -0700

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A cross-section of a cork tree. The outer bark is what's harvested for cork.

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:09:19 -0700

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The color difference between French and American oak

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:08:25 -0700

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The color difference between French and American oak

Tapiz gave the most informative tour

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:06:34 -0700

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Tapiz gave the most informative tour

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:04:14 -0700

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nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:01:46 -0700

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Here's the view at lunch -- for better or worse, these gorgeous views are typical of the entire wine region in Mendoza: snow-capped mountains in the distance, broad plains, vineyards

nobody@smugmug.com (mikoosnooj) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:59:25 -0700

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Here's the view at lunch -- for better or worse, these gorgeous views are typical of the entire wine region in Mendoza: snow-capped mountains in the distance, broad plains, vineyards