I just left Brazil yesterday. I crossed the Argentine border at the Iguazu Falls around noon on July 25th and took the entire day to see the falls from the Argentinian side. They were so spectacular, and I know that none of my photos will do them justice. It has been hard to write what was is going on and the diary I was supposed to be keeping has sort of fallen through the cracks.
Brazil was so amazing. I loved Ihla do Mel and wish I could have spent more time there. The beaches of Santa Catarina were amazing, and the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo were a great fix for a city junkie. I am going to write down this trip soon enough, I promise.
Today we woke up in a sown called San Ignacio that has nothing but the ruins of 400 year old Jesuit mission. What can I say, but the former outpost of cultural imperialiasm was quite impressive. Like most of Latin America, there were plenty of dark skinned indigenous looking people outside selling over priced handy crafts to the whiter latinos exiting the museum. Clearly not much has changed in color ratio of the mission.