Cataratas del Iguazú

Latin America Special Issue

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Issy Hourigan, age 9

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Piper Bamford, age 11

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As Cataratas do Iguaçu são uma vista deslumbrante. Elas ficam na fronteira entre Argentina e o Brasil e são constituídas pelos rios Paraná e Iguaçu. Um total de 275 cachoeiras imponentes e de fluxo rápido se combinam para criar essa imensa maravilha.

A altura das cataratas é impressionante. O som da água é ensurdecedor. Ele pode transportá-lo para um mundo totalmente diferente.

As Cataratas do Iguaçu são deslumbrantes. São uma das maiores e mais famosas cachoeiras do mundo. Milhares de pessoas visitam todos os anos. Elas são uma maravilha que vale a pena ver.

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