{"id":65535,"date":"2010-04-06T17:18:42","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T16:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/actualites\/2010\/04\/06\/a-rendezvous-with-the-moon-at-iguacu-falls-argentina\/"},"modified":"2010-04-06T17:18:42","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T16:18:42","slug":"a-rendezvous-with-the-moon-at-iguacu-falls-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/news\/2010\/04\/06\/a-rendezvous-with-the-moon-at-iguacu-falls-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"A rendezvous with the moon at Igua\u00e7u Falls, Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"

M<\/strong>y local guide from Foz do Igua\u00e7u, V\u00e9ronica, had warned me: approaching the Igua\u00e7u Falls<\/a> from the Argentine side could not be a hike like any other.
\nFor her, it was essential to see them differently, her own way \u2014 that is, avoiding the quick, superficial stroll, the tourist crowds, hastily taken photos and the clich\u00e9d shots of the average visitor. One had to let oneself be surprised and absorb the magic of the place.
\nShe was right. And I remain grateful to her to this day.
\nAt nightfall, around 10pm, I found myself in her company at the entrance to the national park. Deep in the forest, in the soft mugginess of winter, we could hear the song of nocturnal birds. We walked toward I know not where, our steps faintly lit by the glow of a timid lamp.
\nBut now and then, looking up, I had the strange impression that we were being guided, as if drawn in by a distant light piercing the dark foliage, pulling us toward the penetrating murmur of the falls.<\/p>\n

As we emerged from the forest, the lunar spectacle was there.<\/p>\n

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Gripped by this unusual and extraordinary beauty, I crossed the walkway spanning the Paran\u00e1 River, toward the \u201cgarganta del diablo\u201d (Devil’s Throat).
\nThe Moon would not stop staring at me. Or was it I who could not tear my gaze from its glow.
\nBefore me was this luminous disc lighting up the full immensity of the Igua\u00e7u Falls<\/a>, and the further I walked, the more deafening the roar of the water became, the brighter the Moon shone.
\nThe water, the night, the roar, the light. The light, the roar, the water, the night.
\nThe Moon had a rendezvous with the Devil.
\nMagical.
\nI was there.
\nAn unforgettable moment.<\/p>\n

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