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Iguazu Décembre 2007 - Panorama 5
Iguaçu Falls.
Itaipu Dam
The Itaipu Dam at night
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Brasão de Armas do Município de Foz do Iguaçu
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Foz do Iguaçu (fɔs do igwa'su) is the 4th largest city of Paraná state, in the south region of Brazil. 309,000 people live there. It is about 650 kilometres (400 mi) west of Curitiba, Parana's capital city, on the border with Argentina and Paraguay. The people who live there are known as iguaçuenses.

The city is known for the Iguaçu Falls and the Itaipu Dam, the largest dam of the world was built.

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  • Sunset over Iguazu2

    Foz do Iguaçu National Park.

  • Parque Nacional do Iguaçú - Iguaçu National Park (14116588502)

    Flags in Iguazu National Park.

  • Cataratas do Iguaçu 001

    Aerial view of Iguaçu falls.

  • Templobudista 395

    Buddhist temple in Foz do Iguaçu.

  • Mesquita72

    Mosque in the city.

  • FozDoIguacuIgrejaCentro

    Foz do Iguaçú Cathedral.

  • TAM Airbus A319 and Azul Embraer 190 at Foz do Iguaçú

    Foz do Iguaçu International Airport.

  • Tripla Fronteira. Paraguai, Brasil e Arxentina

    Tri-border area between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

  • Iguazú - panoramio (9)

    A Military School in Foz do Iguaçu.

  • J31 005 Hotel das Cataratas

    A hotel in Foz do Iguaçú near Iguaçu Falls.

See also

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