Day 17 - Blogabond

After cashing a traveler’s check (with some difficulty re: matching signatures), I met Matthew for our trip to Foz de Iguazu. The bus was easily identified and we stopped at the border for passport control as Matthew did not intend to return. While we were quickly able to catch the next bus, we were not as able to find the right place to get off. So, instead of ending up at the bus terminal, we wound up at the bridge leading to Paraguay.

The border guard was quite nice and stamped my passport without charging the usual $3.00. Good thing too, as our stay was less than 1/2 hour. Needless to say, the comparison to Tijuana is highly unflattering to Mexico. Ciudad de Este (or whatever it is called) is a pit in the truest sense of the word. Matthew and I couldn’t even find a slum to have a beer in. Needless to say, we hightailed it out of there rather quickly and made our way to the center of Foz.

written by

shoshtrvls on March 16, 1992 from Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)

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