Tres Fronteras

Tres Fronteras is just a few km away from the center of Puerto Iguazu, but because I couldn't find any road signs, I got lost.  Along the way, I managed to find where all the youths of Puerto Iguazu hang out around sunset.  I took the back way to the Hito Argentina and along the way, found teenagers just hangin out around their cars blaring techno/party music out of huge speakers in the back of their hatchbacks.  Further up the hill there were two guys standing next to a Honda Civic playing Lady Gaga through their possibly factory car stereo.  It was sad for them.  At the top of the hill, I found a tour bus.  And with the tour bus, naturally, a bunch of tourists.  I couldn't really get a clear view of the obelisk, but here's the best I could do:

From Tres Fronteras and Jesuit Missions

Looking out upon the horizon, you see this:

From Tres Fronteras and Jesuit Missions

In the foreground is Argentina.  The piece of land on the right is Brazil.  The piece of land on the left is Paraguay.  Way in the back is Ciudad de Este in Paraguay, I think.  On Picasa, you can see the corresponding obelisks for the other two countries.  Nothing amazing, but just cool to see because as an American it's as close as you're gonna get to those two countries without paying the reciprocity visa fees.

I got a bit lost again on the way back to the hostel but ended up there eventually.  In retrospect, I probably should have taken the bus for the most pleasant experience, but it was fun getting lost in this little city.  And it was not at all dangerous, so not a big deal.  When I got back, a recent Cal graduate approached me because I've been representin' my alma mater the whole trip.  He had a few beers by the time I went over to join him and he was your typical obnoxious, loud, drunk American.  But I can't really blame him because he's still young, and more importantly, his school sucks.

I spent the night in Puerto Iguazu and the next day went via bus to Posadas.