Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Another one of the places Marcos took us when we got rained
out of our waterfall
excursion was a place called the Wanda Mines, or Mina de Wanda locally.
We were able to do so much more that day that I ended up very happy that our
plans had to change. Just think, I may have left Iguazu without ever seeing these
mines, how the rocks they are formed, the indigenous peoples tour, Guira Oga
or the port.
As
you
can
see
in
the video, we picked up a local to act as our personal tour guide. Total price
for
the hour
plus she was with us, a whopping 10 peso tip, or a little over $3 US. If you
ever get a chance to visit, I strongly recommend using one, we learned so much
more than we would have without one. I must warn you, there are a ton of children
peddling their wares in this area, so, if you feel sorry for one and decide to
buy something, be sure you have enough for everyone as you will be quickly surrounded
by a posse of them looking for more of your generosity.
Don't forget to check back often as I will be adding other Iguazu pages to
the site in the next few weeks. So far, I've posted Iguazu
Waterfalls, "Getting
There," "The Hotel St. George," "Indigenous
peoples tour," and now, the "Wanda
Mines." Keep an eye out as in the new few weeks I will be posting "The
Garganta del Diablo," "Güira
Oga: The house of birds," "The
Port of Iguazú," and the "Triple
Frontier between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay". I hope you enjoy them!
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