66 March 2015 www.womanthismonth.com LIFESTYLE | travel Incredible Escapes Offering a truly magnificent site, waterfalls are a remarkable combination of power and the beauty of nature. Here is our list of five gorgeous ones to visit around the globe. Iguazu Falls Brazil/Argentina This milky avalanche can be found on the BrazilArgentina border. Although it’s not particularly high at 87 metres, it is still impressive with 275 cascades that form a horseshoe stretching 2.7 kilometres. Plitvice Falls Croatia Located in Plitvice Lakes National Park, these falls are not very high but make a breathtaking sight. Due to the many cascades water has to overcome, there are hundreds of waterfalls resulting in varying shades of blue. The Victoria Falls Zambia/Zimbabwe Also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya this gorgeous waterfall is located on the Zambia and Zimbabwe border. The water of the mighty Zambezi River falls down in a straight line for 108 metres. This spectacular falls is almost two kilometres wide sending spray so high into the air that it can be spotted many miles away. Angel Falls Venezuela Named after its discoverer Jimmie Angel, this is the highest waterfall in the world, and drops uninterrupted for 979 metres. You can visit it in Canaima National Park, which is a UNESCO protected site. Niagara Falls USA/Canada Probably the most famous of them all, it marks the US-Canada border. Niagara is formed of two sections which are separated by an island. The more impressive Horseshoe Falls is on the Canadian side where water drops for 53 metres and the American Falls has a 21- to 30-metre drop.
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