Out of this world: floating on the Upper Iguassu River before it plunges down

Calm smooth water surrounded by hundreds of powerful "saltos" falls or cascades

 After seeing the Iguassu Falls from the Brazilian side, out of the official trail, venturing into the canyon of the Iguassu River on board one of the boats of  Macuco Safari, seeing the Falls from all angles from the Argentine side, such as the Upper Circuit, the Lower Circuit, Devil's Throat there are still possibilities for surprises at the Iguassu Falls. How? There is a tour called "Paseo Ecológico" formerly called "Floating Iguazú" that offers an opportunity to enjoy the Iguassu River before it plunges into the canyon below. "It's a tour for contemplation," warns the gentleman who sells tickets for the tour.

Lots of field flickers but no field around

With civilization encroaching and natural areas availability shrinking, animals either go down extinction alley  or adapt. I am glad to register that a family of field flickers has just moved in to an area in urban Foz do Iguaçu already shared by a growing number of bird species. I have taken pictures of them right on the spot where busy avenues Republica Argentina and Jules Rimet meet. The Field Flicker (Colaptes campestris) is called "pica-pau-pau-do-campo" in Portuguese,  "carpintero campestre" in Spanish, "pic champêtre" in French and Ypekû ñu in Guarani - the native language to Jungle Lands that best translate Nature and its phenomena as far as tropical forests goes from the Amazon all the way down to Uruguay, Argentina and the whole of Brazil.