Marco das Três Fronteiras — Attraction in Região Geográfica Imediata de Foz do Iguaçu

Unfortunately this is one of the tourist traps in Foz de Iguaçu that I cannot recommend to anyone. The entrance fee is by far too expensive for the experience and I'm sure that most of the visitors have the same feeling. There are simply too many visitors in an extremely limited space (the total area of the venue is less than a football pitch) making it literally impossible to move around to enjoy; a huge line to buy snacks, or take a picture or just sit down somewhere - people literally everywhere! The show starts at 18:30 but you need to arrive before 16:00 if you want to get any chance of watching it comfortably. Another extremely inconvenient situation is when you are leaving, together with thousands of other tourists, as there's no cellular phone service around this rural area, meaning it's not possible to get an Uber or call a Taxi. You have to walk along the side of the road for a kilometer until some cellular service and even then you are going to have to compete with all the other people that are also trying to find a ride back to the hotel. We visited during low season and I cannot even imagine what it would look like during the high Season. Save your money and focus on the bird park and of course the Cataratas Waterfalls which is a truly amazing world...

This is an international tri-point: A place where the border of three different countries meet at a single point. Unfortunately, the borders between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay in this area are delineated by the rivers, so the actual spot is out in the middle of the rivers -- you won't be posting any pictures on Instagram of you and your friends standing in three countries at once. That having been said, the three countries have each erected markers (marcos) on their portion of the shoreline nearest the true tri-point. Of these, Brazil's is the most developed, with restaurants, museums, and a nightly folklorico dance review. You'll find the park very close to the giant Ferris Wheel, which is easily visible from several miles away. There's an excellent museum, and several restaurants offering a wide variety in either sit-down meals or takeaway foods. The folklorico show lasts over an hour and it's certainly worth your time. It showcases cultural and dance traditions of the three countries, and there are a lot of traditions to celebrate: Try to sit still through the Argentine tango and Brazilian bossanova and samba sections -- it can't be done. Your body will be moving to the rhythms! If you are in the area for the Falls, pay a visit here on at least...

At first I didn't understand why we were paying admission just to enter this place and take a few pictures. (My battery died, so this is all I managed, my husband got way more.) Admission is not too expensive: 25(R) for adults, 12 (R) for kids under 12. You enter and exit through a large, nice gift shop, then you have a fountain with what appears to be a native child playing in the water. the triangle-based obelisk is in a separate fountain, and the triple sign indicating the three countries: Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. A concrete "maze" has been painted with graffiti-style murals and artwork featuring wildlife, landmarks, and customs from all three countries. A large, beautiful wooden playstructure has been built for the kids 7+ and a smaller version for littler kiddos. Lots of photo ops, plenty to keep kids and parents happy. The food vendors are a little different, all money is paid at a cashier window that faces toward the rivers, then they give you a ticket to present to the food vendors for your food item. It seemed strange at first, but I used it to get this cool tapioca-crust grilled-cheese-with-turkey taco thing and it worked out fine (the tapioca was delicious...