📍 Iguazu Falls - Location

The Iguazu Falls are located in northeastern Argentina, in the province of Misiones, on the border with Brazil. The main access from Argentina is through the Iguazú National Park, 18 km from Puerto Iguazú.

🌎 The Iguazu area: three countries on one map

The Iguazu region is unique in the world: within a radius of 20 km Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay coexist. From Puerto Iguazú you can visit the National Park (Argentina), the Falls on the Brazilian side (Foz do Iguaçu), the Parque das Aves (Brazil) and the Hito Tres Fronteras.

📌 Key points on the map.

📏 Key distances

🧭 How to find your way around the area

The Iguazu area may seem complex because it involves three countries, but the geography is quite simple:

Puerto Iguazú is at the tip of a tongue of land. To the east is Brazil, to the north is Paraguay. The Iguazú River flows south and empties into the Paraná right at the Hito Tres Fronteras.

The Argentine National Park is southeast of Puerto Iguazú, on the river. The falls are at the point where the Iguazú River falls from the Misiones plateau into the Paraná River.

The Brazilian side is right in front of the Argentinean, on the other side of the river. It can be reached by crossing the international bridge (2.5 km from downtown Puerto Iguazú).