Natural history
Iguazú: Fauna
Marcelo Beccaceci · 2015
Photographic guide by an Argentine naturalist to the coatis, toucans, swifts and butterflies you'll see around the falls.
Argentina · Brazil · Paraná Plateau
Devil's Throat
Garganta del Diablo
A U-shaped chasm swallows roughly half of the entire river's flow at once, and a 1,100-metre catwalk on the Argentine side walks you out to stand directly above the plunge with spray rising back up past your feet. Rainbows form almost constantly in the updraft on sunny mornings.
UNESCO World HeritageThe single most powerful segment of Iguazu Falls Essentials guide
Checked September 2026 by David Bussell
Part of Iguazú Falls
Devil's Throat is one section of Iguazú Falls. Activities, prices, where to stay and how to visit are all in the full Iguazú Falls guide; this page covers Devil's Throat on its own.
Devil's Throat drops 82 metres (269 ft) across a face roughly 150 metres wide on the Iguazu, inside Iguazú National Park. It is a block-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Puerto Iguazú, with IGR the closest airport. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy.
Devil's Throat is the second-tallest of the 3 we cover in Argentina. As a block waterfall, a wide sheet of water falling from a broad river.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Devil's Throat itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Puerto Iguazú are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forBoat cruisesHikingPhotography
When to go
Best after spring rains; a raised walkway can flood shut in extreme high water.
Entry: Included in Iguazú National Park entry
Getting there
- Base town Puerto Iguazú
- Airport IGR
- Country Argentina, Brazil
- Region Paraná Plateau, Southern Cone, South America
- Access Easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint
How it compares
This waterfall
Devil's Throat
Argentina · Brazil
Height82 mWidth150 m
Most similar
Huangguoshu Falls
China
Height78 mWidth101 m
Also a block waterfall, of similar height and similar width
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
78 m
82 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Huangguoshu FallsDevil's ThroatVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Devil's Throat
150 m
Huangguoshu Falls
101 m
Angel Falls is 12× taller than Devil's Throat. Victoria Falls is 1.3× taller and 11× wider. Khone Phapheng Falls is 72× wider. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Videos from Devil's Throat
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Books worth packing
Lonely Planet BrazilTrent Holden et al.
Guidebook
Lonely Planet Brazil
Trent Holden et al. · 2025
Covers Foz do Iguaçu's panoramic side, Chapada Diamantina for Fumaça, and the Serra Gaúcha around Canela for Caracol.
Lonely Planet ArgentinaIsabel Albiston et al.
Guidebook
Lonely Planet Argentina
Isabel Albiston et al. · 2024
Covers Puerto Iguazú and the Argentine side's catwalks to the Devil's Throat, plus Misiones' Saltos del Moconá.
Guidebook
South American Handbook
Ben Box · 2017
The one-volume continental handbook, useful for multi-country trips that link falls such as Iguazú, Kaieteur and Angel Falls.
On the map
-25.6822, -54.4472
Quick answers
Where is Devil's Throat?
Devil's Throat is in Argentina / Brazil (Paraná Plateau), inside Iguazú National Park. The nearest base is Puerto Iguazú and the closest airport is IGR. Its coordinates are -25.6822, -54.4472.
How tall is Devil's Throat?
Devil's Throat drops 82 metres (269 feet), across a face about 150 metres wide. It is a block-type waterfall on the Iguazu.
When is the best time to visit Devil's Throat?
Peak flow is August to November. Best after spring rains; a raised walkway can flood shut in extreme high water.
What can you do at Devil's Throat?
Beyond the viewpoints: boat cruises, hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint.
Is Devil's Throat a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Yes. Devil's Throat lies within a UNESCO World Heritage Site — Iguazú National Park. Expect park fees, marked trails and rules on where you can walk, swim and fly drones.
How do you get to Devil's Throat?
The usual base is Puerto Iguazú, and the closest airport is IGR. A short walk or roadside viewpoint from there. Included in Iguazú National Park entry.
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