I had the opportunity to live in Argentina from 1966 to 1968 while participating in a Latin American Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program directed by Purdue University and funded by the Ford Foundation. My fellowship position was with the Ministry of Agriculture where I conducted research projects designed to improve the Argentine agricultural sector. I had the opportunity to travel extensively around the country and to visit numerous estancias. These photographs were taken on my visits to Argentina, which I believe to be one of the most beautiful and interesting countries in the world.
Comprising almost the entire southern half of South America, Argentina is the world's eighth largest country, covering an area of 2.8 million square km. Argentina possesses some of the world's tallest mountains, expansive deserts, and impressive waterfalls, with the diversity of the land ranging from wild, remote areas in southern Patagonia to the bustling metropolis of Buenos Aires in the north.
Argentina can roughly be divided into four parts: the fertile plains of the Pampas in the center of the country, the source of Argentina's agricultural wealth; the flat to rolling, oil-rich plateau of Patagonia in the southern half down to Tierra del Fuego; the subtropical flats of the Gran Chaco in the north, and the rugged Andes mountain range along the western border with Chile.
Comprising almost the entire southern half of South America, Argentina is the world's eighth largest country, covering an area of 2.8 million square km. Argentina possesses some of the world's tallest mountains, expansive deserts, and impressive waterfalls, with the diversity of the land ranging from wild, remote areas in southern Patagonia to the bustling metropolis of Buenos Aires in the north.
Argentina can roughly be divided into four parts: the fertile plains of the Pampas in the center of the country, the source of Argentina's agricultural wealth; the flat to rolling, oil-rich plateau of Patagonia in the southern half down to Tierra del Fuego; the subtropical flats of the Gran Chaco in the north, and the rugged Andes mountain range along the western border with Chile.
A spectacle of nature they are considered a wonder of the world. These falls originated 200 thousands years ago in the place that today is known as the three frontiers; marked with stone pillars, where the Iguazú river and the Paraná river meet. A geological fault produced on the Paraná riverbed made the outlet of the Iguazú river become an abrupt cascade approximately 80 meters high. From that point, where the falls originate to where the Devils Throat is located today, covers 23 kilometers. This is due to the slow process of erosion, however the steep drop which defines them as waterfalls remains. This original cascade, has become the most impressive falls of the group, The Devils Throat. Eighty meters high, it is located on the principal river course. Depending on the water level, you can see anywhere between 160 to 260 falls, that on average flow at a rate of 1500 cubic meters of water per second. The violence of the falls produce a permanent fog, where sunbeams form multiple rainbows of incredible beauty.
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A spectacle of nature they are considered a wonder of the world. These falls originated 200 thousands years ago in the place that today is known as the three frontiers; marked with stone pillars, where the Iguazú river and the Paraná river meet. A geological fault produced on the Paraná riverbed made the outlet of the Iguazú river become an abrupt cascade approximately 80 meters high. From that point, where the falls originate to where the Devils Throat is located today, covers 23 kilometers. This is due to the slow process of erosion, however the steep drop which defines them as waterfalls remains. This original cascade, has become the most impressive falls of the group, The Devils Throat. Eighty meters high, it is located on the principal river course. Depending on the water level, you can see anywhere between 160 to 260 falls, that on average flow at a rate of 1500 cubic meters of water per second. The violence of the falls produce a permanent fog, where sunbeams form multiple rainbows of incredible beauty.
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