The City of Foz do Iguaçu, with all its diversity of attractions, represents one of the most beautiful tourist destination of the world. It possesses incomparable natural richness, as the Iguaçu National Park, declared as Natural Patrimony of the Humanity and where is located the Waterfalls.
Extreme west of the State of Paraná, frontier between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, Foz do Iguaçu is integrated to a trinational area and has as territorial limits the City of Puerto Iguazú in Argentina and Ciudad Del Este in Paraguay.
With about 300 thousand inhabitants, Foz do Iguaçu is characterized by its cultural diversity. There are 72 ethnic groups, and the most representative groups are originated from Lebanon, China, Paraguay and Argentina.
The base of its economy is the Tourist Activity, with prominence for the trade and services. Being the 6th city in order of number of foreign tourists and the first of the interior of the country in number of tourists, it counts with several options of walks, leisure, gastronomy and an agitated night life.
Beyond the waterfalls Foz do Iguaçu has another icon impels the local tourism: Itaipu, the largest hydroelectric of the world. And, inside the Itaipu Tourist Complex, visitors can know the Ecomuseu, the Bela Vista Biological Refuge, and also see the Monumental Illumination of the Power Plant.
Besides the Waterfalls, the Iguaçu National Park offers interpretative trails and structure for practice of activities in a natural space, like: climbing, tree climbing, rafting and rappel. It is also possible to admire the area of the Waterfalls in helicopters flights.
Near to the entrance of the Iguaçu National Park, is located the Bird Park, where the visitor comes across the most different species of birds in its natural habitats.
Another interesting tourist attraction is the Three Landmark, limit between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, where it is possible to appreciate the three countries simultaneously, besides the encounter of the rivers Iguaçu and Paraná.
The city still has cultural attractions, with emphasis for the religious architecture, with the Main Church, the Buddhist Temple and the Muslim Mosque. In the architectural aspect, they still stand out the international bridges like Ponte Internacional da Amizade (Friendship), in the border with Paraguay and Ponte Internacional Tancredo Neves, border with Argentina.
There are still many options for leisure in the Itaipu Lake. In the proximities, it is located Weekend Fly, where visitors can have a trike flight over the lake (similar to a delta wing, but with a strong engine), being possible to visualize Itaipu Dam, Furnas Substation, Ecomuseu, Buddhist Temple and bridge Ponte Internacional da Amizade.
Besides all those alternatives, the city possesses a large hotel park, transportation system, gastronomy, support services and places for accomplishment of different events. So many options to make your moments in Foz do Iguaçu unforgettable.
