iguazu

 from rio iguazu. i'm staying on the argentine side, but also visited the brazil side. once i got off the (17 hour) bus from buenos aires, the hot steamy air hit me like a wall, and it only feels cool at about 6am. here are photos from the brazil side (day 1):

a coati, of the raccoon family

after standing in the mists

and from the argentinian side (day 2):

clara, a lovely aussie i met at the hostel and spent the day with. 

an alligator or crocodile, not sure which. took this from about two meters away. glad he wasn't hungry!

mom, this one's for you. this is a group of black crickets, which stick together to apear larger

my hostel. did i mention i'm paying (an expensive) $16 a night?

the bus leaves in an hour for curitiba, brazil, followed by a train ride to the coast. i hope everyone's well. thanks again to those staying in touch!