ARGENTINA - Iguazu National Park

"The semicircular waterfall at the heart of this site is some 80 m high and 2,700 m in diameter and is situated on a basaltic line spanning the border between Argentina and Brazil. Made up of many cascades producing vast sprays of water, it is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The surrounding subtropical rainforest has over 2,000 species of vascular plants and is home to the typical wildlife of the region: tapirs, giant anteaters, howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars and caymans." -http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1

Thank you so much Florencia for this wonderful viewcard of the Iguazu! Amazing!

And you made me so much happy with the tennis ball stamp!

I am an avid tennis fan! Thank you, thank you! =)

Postcard 2

Thanks much Gaby for this multi-view card of Iguazu National Park!
Great stamps used too... =)

Postcard 3

"Chosen as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, 
there are approximately 257 individual falls here.
It is home to many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna,
among them the giant otter and the giant anteater.
Thank you so much Julio for this wonderful postcard!

ARGENTINA - Península Valdés

"Península Valdés in Patagonia is a site of global significance for the conservation of marine mammals. It is home to an important breeding population of the endangered southern right whale as well as important breeding populations of southern elephant seals and southern sea lions. The orcas in this area have developed a unique hunting strategy to adapt to local coastal conditions." -http://whc.unesco.org

Thank you so much Anita of Austria for surprising me

with this wonderful postcard from Argentina!

ARGENTINA - Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas

"The Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas, contains an exceptional assemblage of cave art, executed between 13,000 and 9,500 years ago. It takes its name (Cave of the Hands) from the stencilled outlines of human hands in the cave, but there are also many depictions of animals, such as guanacos (Lama guanicoe ), still commonly found in the region, as well as hunting scenes. The people responsible for the paintings may have been the ancestors of the historic hunter-gatherer communities of Patagonia found by European settlers in the 19th century." -whc.unesco.org

Great art indeed! Thank you so much Stella for sharing this wonderful and interesting postcard! I so much like the stamps too! ^-^

ARGENTINA - Quebrada de Humahuaca

"Quebrada de Humahuaca follows the line of a major cultural route, the Camino Inca, along the spectacular valley of the Rio Grande, from its source in the cold high desert plateau of the High Andean lands to its confluence with the Rio Leone some 150 km to the south. The valley shows substantial evidence of its use as a major trade route over the past 10,000 years. It features visible traces of prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities, of the Inca Empire (15th to 16th centuries) and of the fight for independence in the 19th and 20th centuries." -http://whc.unesco.org

"This photo is in Purmamarca, one of the towns of the Quebrada,

and it shows one of the most famous place of the country, "El Cerro de Los 7 Colores" (Seven Colours Hill)", shares Mariana.

Thank you so much, Mariana for sharing with me this awesome postcard!

The hill with 7 colors is amazing! =)

ARGENTINA / BRAZIL - Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)

"The ruins of São Miguel das Missões in Brazil, and those of San Ignacio Miní, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa María la Mayor in Argentina, lie at the heart of a tropical forest. They are the impressive remains of five Jesuit missions, built in the land of the Guaranis during the 17th and 18th centuries. Each is characterized by a specific layout and a different state of conservation." -http://whc.unesco.org

"I live in Misiones, an incredible state of Argentina... 

Jungle, flowers, a lot of green and the amazing Iguazu Falls", shares Marta.

Thank you so much Marta for sharing with me this card!

You are fortunate to be residing in such wonderful place!

ARGENTINA - Los Glaciares

"The Los Glaciares National Park is an area of exceptional natural beauty, with rugged, towering mountains and numerous glacial lakes, including Lake Argentino, which is 160 km long. At its farthest end, three glaciers meet to dump their effluvia into the milky grey glacial water, launching massive igloo icebergs into the lake with thunderous splashes." -http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1

Thank you so much Sandra for helping me out with my UNESCO collection!
Indeed, an imposing river of ice...
May your wish for me will come true! --- to visit the site one day! =)

Postcard 2

Thank you so much Vale for this wonderful card!
How I really wish to visit it too one day... =)