1541: having left Spain long weeks ago, at the King's request, to replace Mendoza, Don Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca (*) had chosen, after having huged them, to unload on the Brazilian coasts, thus avoiding the hostility of banks of Rio de la Plata.
Being fixed for objective to join Asunción, he went deep with his expedition, into the tropical forest. How much dangers these reckless men have they to face? And what could they feel at the time this new devilry of nature drew up in front of them? Which feelings seized them in this moment? Resignation in front of a new obstacle, or amazement in front of such a spectacle. Probably a little of both…
Today the installations made for the tourists make it possible to appreciate without effort this wonder of nature. Thousands, million people saw them since Cabeza de Vaca, and all, like us, were seized by the force which release these falls and the beauty of the surroundings.
(*) Some historians grant the paternity of discovery of falls of Iguazu to Portuguese Alejo Garcia in 1524.
Being fixed for objective to join Asunción, he went deep with his expedition, into the tropical forest. How much dangers these reckless men have they to face? And what could they feel at the time this new devilry of nature drew up in front of them? Which feelings seized them in this moment? Resignation in front of a new obstacle, or amazement in front of such a spectacle. Probably a little of both…
Today the installations made for the tourists make it possible to appreciate without effort this wonder of nature. Thousands, million people saw them since Cabeza de Vaca, and all, like us, were seized by the force which release these falls and the beauty of the surroundings.
(*) Some historians grant the paternity of discovery of falls of Iguazu to Portuguese Alejo Garcia in 1524.
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