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- Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo): The signature moment of the park, a semicircular cliff where roughly half the river's flow drops 82 meters at once. The walkway train and footbridge put you directly over the edge, and the noise alone is worth the trip.
- Upper Circuit: A flat, easy trail running along the top of multiple falls, giving you wide views down onto the cascades rather than up at them. Good for photography and for pacing yourself early in the day.
- Lower Circuit: This one takes you down to river level, closer to the base of the falls where the spray actually reaches you. More stairs, more physical, but the perspective shift is worth the legwork.
- Isla San Martin: A short boat ride gets you to this island, from which a steep set of stairs leads to a viewpoint that's arguably the best
- Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo): The signature moment of the park, a semicircular cliff where roughly half the river's flow drops 82 meters at once. The walkway train and footbridge put you directly over the edge, and the noise alone is worth the trip.
- Upper Circuit: A flat, easy trail running along the top of multiple falls, giving you wide views down onto the cascades rather than up at them. Good for photography and for pacing yourself early in the day.
- Lower Circuit: This one takes you down to river level, closer to the base of the falls where the spray actually reaches you. More stairs, more physical, but the perspective shift is worth the legwork.
- Isla San Martin: A short boat ride gets you to this island, from which a steep set of stairs leads to a viewpoint that's arguably the best vantage of the whole falls complex. Fewer people make the climb, so you often get it half to yourself.
- Macuco Trail: A jungle path through dense subtropical forest, flatter and shadier than the main circuits, ending at a smaller waterfall with a swimming hole. Good for spotting birds and butterflies away from the main crowds.
- Boat Safari under the Falls: Not a hike, but worth including: a motorboat takes you directly into the spray zone beneath several falls. It's genuinely soaking, genuinely loud, and gives you a scale reference no walkway view can match.
- Wildlife along the trails: Coatis are everywhere and will approach for food (don't feed them), while toucans, capuchin monkeys, and the occasional caiman show up along quieter stretches, particularly early morning.
- Train Ecologico: The park's free internal train connecting the visitor center to the main circuits and Devil's Throat station. It's not scenic by itself, but it's how you manage the park's size without exhausting yourself before the good parts.
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