I was woken this morning by pouring rain. Not the best start to a day, but luckily it slacked off by 9 or so, allowing me to visit the last site I wanted to see before leaving the town of Puerto Iguazu. The northern and western borders of the town are demarcated by a pair of rivers that form the borders with Brazil (to the north) and Paraguay (to the west). Each nation has a concrete pillar posted on its side of the river border, painted in the colors of their flag:
Grabbed a picture of myself at the
Hito Tres Fronteras (Triple Frontier point), and moved on:
On the way back to the hostel (about a half hour walk), I passed by the Paseo de la Identidad, a park with a number of nice illustrations about the heritage and identity of the town and its people:
After that, I caught a shuttle to the airport to head to Santiago. I had a change of planes at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, the domestic airport near the city center, which meant some great aerial shots of downtown Buenos Aires:
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| Facing north; La Boca, San Telmo, Centro, Puerto Madero |
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| Puerto Madero and Microcentro |
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| Plaza Fuerza Aerea Argentina and the Torre Monumental |
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| Retiro train and bus stations |
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| Colorful shacks behind Retiro |
After several hours hanging out at the airport, I boarded the plane to Santiago with no issues. On the other end, I landed in the middle of a pouring rainstorm, but at least was able to avoid expensive taxis by taking a shuttle downtown to my hostel, the Princesa Insolente.
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