Surging currents and silver threads tunnel and bash their way through subtropical flora all in search of a single destination: the sea. From a dozen different directions, they converge upon a single rock lip carved out of lava rock before tumbling over, freefall.

This is the Iguazu Falls that is located between Misiones in Argentina and Parana in Brazil. Gargantuan, humongous, looming: the list goes on. At over 2.7km (1.5mi) wide and 80m tall at its highest, the Iguazu Falls is a spectacle. 275 cataracts and 13, 000 cubic meters of water emptied out every second. It would be hard to wrap your head around the size of the Falls itself which has clinched it the titles of being a UNESCO world heritage sites and one of the 7 new wonders of the world. The falls can be experienced from all angles. Riding aloft on the helicopter, the aerial panorama stuns visitors in their seats. Down below, jet boat tours propel you within a hair’s breath of the falls. And of course, trails cross through the cascades and around the encircling vegetation so you leave no stone unturned at Iguazu. Iguazu puts other broad waterfalls such as the Niagara and Victoria to shame. As the Guarani Indians have named it, the “Big Water” definitely holds big surprises for you.