The following day after we visited the Brazilian side of Iguasso Falls, we checked out of Golden Tulip and went to visit Itaipu Dam. This dam was completed just last 2007, a magnificent technological advancement for the people of Brazil & Paraguay.
It is one of the largest hydroelectric dam in the world and is one of the seven wonders of modern world. Around the dam, they built somewhat like their own neighborhood. It has its own security, own research labs, manmade lakes, and parks all built to preserve the ecosystem that lives around this monstrous dam.
At first, I was really wondering why we have to visit a dam, but when we were ushered to a little theater where we watched a 15-minute video about the dam and why it was constructed—I clapped my hands.
Itaipu means the rock that sings in Guarani. The dam is named after a little island where it was constructed.
This dam has a very interesting history and its construction was a proof that if countries will work together, nothing is impossible. Please google more about the dam. Hehehehehehe I am in a hurry and internet connection here in Marriott Plaza Hotel is a luxury.
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