| Puerto Iguazú | |
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  Puerto Iguazú
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| Population (2001 census [INDEC]) | |
| - Total | 32,038 |
| Website: http://www.iguazu.gov.ar/ (Spanish) | |
Puerto Iguazú is a frontier city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population National Statistics and Censuses Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC is the Argentine government agency responsible Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. It is the fifth largest city in the Province, after Posadas, Oberá, Eldorado and San Vicente. Catedral de la ciudad de Posadas Misiones Argentinajpg|thumb|216px|Posadas Cathedral Oberá is a city in the interfluvial province of Misiones, Argentina, and the head town of the Oberá Department. Eldorado is a city in the center-northeast of the province of Misiones, Argentina.
The world-renowned Iguazu Falls are only 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the city, and as a result the city has developed it's infrastructure around tourism. Iguazu Falls, Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls ( Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu kataˈɾatɐz du igwaˈsu Spanish: Cataratas The Tancredo Neves International Bridge links Puerto Iguazú with the Brazilian border town of Foz do Iguaçu, where the Argentine National Route 12 becomes the Brazilian BR-469. The Tancredo Neves Bridge, better known as Fraternity Bridge ( Portuguese: Ponte da Fraternidade, Spanish: Puente de la Fraternidad |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Foz do Iguaçu (fɔs do igwa'su is the 4th largest city of Paraná state Brazil and the 11th largest of the Brazil's Southern region, with a population
The city has an international airport and a population of 32,038 (2001 census [INDEC]). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population National Statistics and Censuses Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC is the Argentine government agency responsible
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History
In 1551, Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca was the first European to discover what is now called Iguazu Falls. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca ( Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, ca Iguazu Falls, Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls ( Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu kataˈɾatɐz du igwaˈsu Spanish: Cataratas He was drawn by the noise of the water, which can be heard at a distance of several kilometers. When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, the Guarani Indians were the principal inhabitants of the area.
Despite its early exploration, the area remained occupied only by the Guarani until 1880. In 1881, the province of Corrientes, which at that time included what is now Misiones, sold 50 "leguas cuadradas" (13,000 square kilometres (5,000 sq mi)) at the current site of Puerto Iguazú near the falls. The land changed hands three times in the course of just two years, and ended up as the property of Gregorio Lezama. At that time Misiones separated from Corrientes. Lezama funded a scientific expedition to explore the territory, enlisting Carlos Bosetti and Jordan Hummel for that purpose. Those two explorers later organized the first tourist trip to the falls. In 1888 Lezama also sold the land, this time to Martín Errecaborde and Cía.
Climate
Puerto Iguazú has a "Humid Subtropical" climate (Cfa according to Köppen climate classification). Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air In daily language the term "humidity" is normally taken to mean Relative humidity. The subtropics are the zones of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems It was developed by Wladimir Köppen, a German climatologist Temperatures are warm in winter and hot in summer. Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days There is no dry season and rainfall is abundant with every month receiving over 100 mm (3. Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to 9 inches) of rain with the wettest month; November, receiving over 200 mm (7. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween 9 inches) of rain on average. Precipitation falls mostly during convective storms. Convection in the most general terms refers to the movement of molecules within Fluids (i A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface and strongly implying Severe weather. Due to abundant rainfall, rainforests surrounds Puerto Iguazú. Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to Rainforests are Forests characterized by high Rainfall with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000 mm (68-78 inches
Temperatures above 40°C (104°F) have been recorded in the summer and temperatures below 0°C (32°F) are extremely rare but have been recorded in the winter[1]
| Weather averages for Puerto Iguazú (International Airport), Argentina | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox 8 (89) | 31. 0 (88) | 30. 6 (87) | 27. 0 (81) | 23. 7 (75) | 20. 7 (69) | 22. 0 (72) | 24. 0 (75) | 25. 3 (78) | 28. 4 (83) | 30. 2 (86) | 31. 4 (89) | 27. 2 (81) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20. 4 (69) | 20. 1 (68) | 18. 7 (66) | 16. 8 (62) | 13. 1 (56) | 10. 7 (51) | 10. 7 (51) | 12. 1 (54) | 13. 1 (56) | 15. 9 (61) | 18. 0 (64) | 19. 2 (67) | 15. 7 (60) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 172. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 6 (6. 8) | 174. 1 (6. 9) | 114. 8 (4. 5) | 199. 9 (7. 9) | 184. 3 (7. 3) | 154. 4 (6. 1) | 131. 3 (5. 2) | 124. 4 (4. 9) | 137. 2 (5. 4) | 182. 0 (7. 2) | 209. 5 (8. 2) | 134. 6 (5. 3) | 1,919. 1 (75. 6) |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Argentine Meteorological Service)[1] Feb 2008 | |||||||||||||
Economy
The economy is centered around tourism, given that the city's many hotels provide the principal source of jobs for its inhabitants. Many international hotels have been and are being constructed along the banks of the Iguazú River.
Other of the city's tourist attractions include Three Frontiers, where the Argentine, Paraguayan and Brazilian boarders meet. The Triple Frontier should not be confused with Tres Fronteras, at the common border among Brazil Peru and Colombia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld This area is home to artesan booths, the complex "La Aripuca", the Museum of Images of the Jungle, the Mbororé Museum, the Municipal Nature Park of Luis Honorio Rolón, the Center for Bird Rehabilitation "Güira Oga", and a casino that attract tourism.
In the town center there are banks, bars, restaurants, casinos, clothing shops, dance clubs, bakeries, etc.
Those who are looking for lodging will find a wide range of hotels up to five stars, cabins and camp sites.
See also
References
- ^ a b Guía Climática para el Turismo (Climate Guide for Tourists) (Spanish). Iguazu Falls, Iguassu Falls, or Iguaçu Falls ( Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu kataˈɾatɐz du igwaˈsu Spanish: Cataratas The Iguazú National Park is a National park of Argentina, located in the Iguazú Department in the north of the province of Misiones, The Triple Frontier should not be confused with Tres Fronteras, at the common border among Brazil Peru and Colombia The Tancredo Neves Bridge, better known as Fraternity Bridge ( Portuguese: Ponte da Fraternidade, Spanish: Puente de la Fraternidad Retrieved on Feb 17, 2008.
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