Latin America Sites

We are off to Latin America today. Our first stop will be at Iguazu Falls which stretches across Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.

Site one: The first site we went to was Iguazu Falls. It is made up of 275 waterfalls, and is twice as wide as Niagara Falls. Iguazu Falls is the result of a volcanic eruption which left a large crack in the Earth. Iguazu Falls is divided by various islands. The islands make the water flow into all the waterfalls. It is in a very tropical environment, so if you get bored with looking at the falls you can look at the wildlife and nature around you.
When we first got there we got a private tour guide to show us around. He took us to the Brazil side to look at the falls. It was very eye opening to us! We had never something so big and beautiful before. We had the tour guide for three hours, so he showed us many cool places throughout Iguazu Falls. After our time was up with the tour guide we went to Porto Canoas and ate the buffet. After that, we took it easy and looked at the wildlife and nature.

Site two: The next place we went in Latin America was Santa Maria de Loreto in Chiloe, Chile. It is one of the finest of wooden churches built. This was a church that taught European Christian Culture. This structure was made entirely with local timber. It was started in 1740, and is the oldest church in Latin America. This was built mostly to house Jesuit missionaries on their tours of the islands.
We got there and toured the church. We were amazed at the artifacts that were in there and it is amazing to know it was all done by hand. After we were done touring, we got to talk to some of the missionaries that had been staying there. It was very interesting to learn what they know about the place and we learned about their experiences while staying there. It was fun to learn about things that we had never known about before.