{"id":5603,"date":"2014-12-24T02:12:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T01:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/?p=5603"},"modified":"2020-12-18T14:48:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T13:48:28","slug":"christmas-eve-in-argentinian-in-iguazu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/2014\/12\/24\/heiligabend-auf-argentinisch-in-iguazu\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Eve in Argentine in Iguazu"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Walk along Circuit Inferior and see the Iguazu Falls from below<\/li>\n<li>Attacked by coatis<\/li>\n<li>Delicious Argentinian Parrillada dining<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>After further changing money and buying a bus ticket for tomorrow&#039;s onward journey, we take the bus to the <b>National park<\/b>. Thanks to the ticket registered yesterday, we can visit the park today <b>half price<\/b> to enter. Again a whole crowd of the cute, but awaits us <b>cheeky coatis<\/b>. The young animals playing around are a real highlight. But be careful, the omnivores harass tourists and sometimes snatch something edible away, have become a real nuisance.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Today we march the somewhat longer and more strenuous one <b>Circuit inferior<\/b> along. The path leads to below the falls <b>several great viewpoints<\/b>. The wonderfully cooling one <b>spray<\/b> is not only a welcome cooling off for us on this sunny, hot day. A wide variety of plants are also used as an elixir of life.<\/p>\n<p><img data-opt-id=382701844  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5595\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24_3.jpg\" alt=\"2014_12_24_3\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24_3.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24_3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nWild orchids, brommelias and ferns grow in the trees, creating a real wonder forest. Along the way we meet monitor lizards, giant ants with a golden abdomen, an impressive praying mantis and of course butterflies in various colors and shapes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1484108637  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5597\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24.jpg\" alt=\"2014_12_24\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>The path leads close towards the <b>thundering San Martin Falls,\u00a0<\/b>the second largest in the park after the towering Garganta del Diablo. Here is once again a breathtaking view of this paradise of foaming water columns and lush green tropical gardens. Even though Niki and I are on the falls for the third time, everything is still just as fascinating. This place truly belongs to the \u00abNew 7 Wonders\u00bb.<\/div>\n<p><img data-opt-id=816453177  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5607\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:1094\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/20141224_DSC05202-1280x1094.jpg\" alt=\"20141224_DSC05202\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1280\/h:1094\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/20141224_DSC05202.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:513\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/20141224_DSC05202.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1641\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/20141224_DSC05202.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>When we want to treat ourselves to an ice cream at the kiosk, we too will <b>surrounded by the Cuatis<\/b>. The whole thing becomes too much for Niki and wants to toss her orange juice to Urs. The juice lands on the ground and is greedily devoured by a coati.<\/div>\n<p><img data-opt-id=650461565  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5615\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24_6.jpg\" alt=\"2014_12_24_6\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24_6.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24_6.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>We take the bus back to the center of Puerto Iguazu, where we have an aperitif. Our <b>Quilmes beer\u00a0<\/b>comes in a 1 liter bottle and is kept cool by the ice water bucket, just like our champagne. A little further we find one <b>typical Argentine parrillada, <\/b>where is what? Of course meat and that in abundance as well as delicious Malbec. Bon appetit!<\/div>\n<p><img data-opt-id=105657559  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5610\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24_5.jpg\" alt=\"2014_12_24_5\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24_5.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014_12_24_5.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Walk along the Circuit Inferior and see the falls from below<\/li>\n<li>Attacked by coatis<\/li>\n<li>Delicious Argentinian Parrillada dining<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<div>After further changing money and buying a bus ticket for tomorrow&#039;s onward journey, we take the bus to the <b>National park<\/b>. Thanks to the ticket registered yesterday, we can visit the park today <b>half price<\/b> to enter. Again a whole crowd of the cute, but awaits us <b>cheeky coatis<\/b>. The young animals playing around are a real highlight. But be careful, the omnivores harass tourists and sometimes snatch something edible away, have become a real nuisance.<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,820,978,979],"tags":[929,960,961,964,966,967,984,986,989,990,991,992,993,994,995],"class_list":["post-5603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tagebuch","category-suedamerika","category-argentinien","category-iguazu-argentinien","tag-kapuzineraffen","tag-cataratas-do-iguacu","tag-iguassu","tag-misiones","tag-argentinien","tag-guarani","tag-puerto-iguazu","tag-iguazu-nationalpark","tag-iguazu-falls","tag-cuatis","tag-circuito-inferior","tag-lower-circuit","tag-salto-san-martin","tag-parrillada","tag-new-7-wonders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}