The westward winding Rio Iguazu joins the Rio Paraná at the point where Brazil,

蜿蜒向西的伊瓜蘇河與巴拉那河會聚於

Argentina and Paraguay meet.

巴西、阿根廷與巴拉圭三國的交界處。

Welcome to the wonderful Iguazú Falls.

歡迎來到絕美壯觀的伊瓜蘇瀑布。

The splendor of the falls with its misty rainbows is almost overwhelming:

壯麗的瀑布和霧氣所形成的彩虹，令人嘆為觀止：

there is simply nothing else like it in the world.

在世界上簡直是絕無僅有。

Millions of years ago, natural forces split up the Earth's crust,

數百萬年前的大自然力量造成地殼分裂，

creating what the indigenous Guaraní people called the "Great Waters".

形成了原住民瓜拉尼人所稱的「大水」瀑布。

Iguazú Falls is 1.7 miles wide and is not one but an astonishing 275 waterfalls.

伊瓜蘇瀑布寬1.7英哩，而且是由驚人的275座瀑布組合而成。

Eighty percent of the falls lies in Argentina and 20 percent in Brazil.

其中80%的瀑布位於阿根廷境內，另外20%則位於巴西。

Follow the boardwalk trail through the jungle and stand on viewing platforms opposite

您可以沿著木棧道穿越叢林，來到瀑布對面的觀景平台，

or, if you are feeling brave, on top of.... the falls.

或者，如果您夠大膽的話，可以來到瀑布之上。

Feel humbled by the power of the tumbling water mass below you.

感受腳下洶湧翻騰的驚人水勢，體會人類的渺小。

In the wet season, a maximum of nearly 13,000 cubic meters of water,

到了雨季，水勢最大可達每秒13,000立方公尺，

that's 450,000 cubic feet, thunders over the combined falls each second.

亦即45萬立方英呎，伴隨著雷鳴般的聲響。

Enjoy a more serene frontal view of the falls from the shady viewpoints in Brazil.

從巴西綠蔭濃密的觀景點遠眺，可從正面欣賞更為寧靜的瀑布景觀。

As seen from here, the river seems to drape itself over the edge like a curtain.

從這裡，您會看到河水像窗簾一樣從邊緣處披垂而下。

The central point, which receives about half of the river's flow at once,

瀑布的中心點一次匯聚了大約河川一半的水流量，

is called the Garganta del Diablo, or Devil's Throat.

因此被稱為「惡魔的喉嚨」。

Dare a journey beneath the falls on a speedboat safari. You are guaranteed to get wet!

夠膽的乘搭快艇航行到瀑布下，保證讓您體驗淋漓濕身的暢快！

If you'd rather stay dry,

如果您比較想要保持乾爽，

take a helicopter ride over the U-shaped series of falls to see

不妨搭乘直升機飛越U型瀑布群，

how it forms a dramatic chasm in the earth's surface.

清楚看看這座地表上的劇烈斷層。

Just away from the roaring water mass, is the tranquility of the subtropical rainforest.

離開怒吼的瀑布，您將來到靜謐的亞熱帶雨林之中。

Keep an eye out for the coatis, which are after an easy meal. Butterflies,

留意南美浣熊的出現，牠們會搶食遊客手中的食物。

wild cats, fearsome reptiles and some 400 bird species share this extremely diverse

蝴蝶、野生貓科、可怕的爬蟲類和大約400種鳥類，一起住在這座極其豐富多元的棲息地。

habitat.

您還可以在附近的動物公園裡，近距離欣賞一些動物。

Admire some of the creatures up close in the nearby animal parks.

前來感受伊瓜蘇瀑布神奇咒語般的魔力。

Come and experience the magic-like spell of Iguazú Falls.

這裡靠近阿根廷、巴西與巴拉圭的機場，交通十分便利。

Getting there is easy: There are nearby airports in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

您甚至可以在國家公園裡過夜！

You can even stay the night in the national park!

伊瓜蘇瀑布或許不是世界上最高、最大或水勢最驚人的瀑布，

Though it may not be the tallest, largest or most powerful waterfall in the world,

但絕對是最美的一座。

Iguazú Falls is certainly one of the most picturesque.

聯合國教科文組織已將其列為受保護的世界遺產，

UNESCO declared it a protected world heritage site

因為伊瓜蘇瀑布是「土地與水的壯觀結合」。

because it is such a "magnificent liaison between land and water".

憑藉其無與倫比的美景，伊瓜蘇瀑布堪稱世界上最珍貴的自然奇觀之一。

Due to its unequaled beauty, Iguazú Falls is one of the world's most cherished wonders

of nature.