We arrived at Foz de Iguazu in the early morning (around 07:00) on an overnight bus. We got transferred to our hotel, where we had one room for the whole group to store the luggage during the day; also breakfast was on offer (for a mere 7 Reals). Some time later we met again for an excursion to the Itaipu hydroelectric Dam.

Itaipu is massive, built on the border between Paraguay and Brazil, producing 90% of the energy consumed in Paraguay and (additionally) 25% of the energy consumed in Brazil. From a power production perspective Itaipu will remain the biggest dam in the world, even after the completion of Three Gorges Dam – however the latter one has also other goals, at Itaipu there are no ship locks…