The word Iguaçu comes from the Guarani Language, meaning big water. One legend says that a god planned to marry a beautiful woman Naipi, but she ran away with her lover in a canoe. The god sliced the river in half and the lovers ended up in an eternal fall.
Слово Игуасу происходит от слов "большая вода" на языке гуарани. По одной легенде, один из ( Read more... )

Itaipú Hydroelectric Dam is the largest hydroelectric powerplant in the world. It is a binational undertaking between Paraguay and Brazil, across Paraná River. There are twenty 700 MW generators, 10 on the Brazillian side, 10 on the Paraguayan side.
Гидроэлектростанция Итайпу - самая большая гидроэлектростанция в мире. Это бинациональное ( Read more... )