The Iguazu Falls are a series of cataracts on the Iguazu River. At 14 Miles (23km), the River also has a confluence with the upper parts of the Paraná River, which is at the Argentina-Brazil border. These falls resemble a sort of horseshoe and extend for 1.7 miles. There are exactly 275 waterfalls or cataracts in the Iguacu River that vary between 200-269 feet. The nName of these falls is Guaraní which means great water. The rate of flow of the falls rises to a max of 450,00 cubic feet per second, but this is around the rainy season which is from November to March. Then the annual rate of flow is 62,000 cubic feet per second. These falls occur along a wide span where the river flows towards the West and northward, with tumbles at the edge of the Paraná Plateau. A big part of the river tumbles into a chasm called the Gargantua del Diablo translated to the Devil's throat. You can get very nice views from this part from both Argentina and Brazil. Also in 1939 both countries Brazil and Argentina made a national park called the Iguazú National Park. To conclude the Iguazu falls are beautiful cataracts on the Iguazu river where some animal life thrives.