Wednesday August 20^th – Day 10

            Today we went to Parque Das Aves near Foz do Iguaçu.  The bird park rescued 50% of the birds from mistreatment and trafficking and 43% of the birds were born at the park.  It was such a peaceful park with tons of birds native to Brazil flying around, such as toucans and various parrots.  All of the birds looked happy and were extremely beautiful!  The set up was very cool with cages that we could walk though filled with exotic birds.  It was such a great start to the day and we had lunch at the park with sounds of birds chirping and live music in the background.  After the park we went to Iguaçu National Park to see the falls.  A handful of us went on a boat tour of part of Foz do Iguaçu.  It was a small boat that fit about 20 passengers and was thrilling.  We sped through the rapids and went close enough to a smaller part of the falls that we were all soaked by the end of the ride.  Afterward we had to rush to see the main views of Foz do Iguaçu.  It was simply amazing in appearance and pure power!  There was a walkway that went out over part of the waterfalls, at the end of it you were in a place completely surrounded by waterfalls in every direction.  I would love to go back to visit, it was breathtaking! 

            After the falls, one of the New Natural Seven Wonders of the World, we went to a location where from Brazil we could see both Argentina and Paraguay across the meeting rivers.  It was a very nice break from such an exciting day.  For dinner we went to a buffet and Churrascaria show called Rafain.  The food was wonderful and the show consisted of different Latin American dances and wonderful music.  It was really entertaining and a fun night!