The Trip to Misiones - Mocona Falls - " Parque ¨Provincial Mocona"

The Mocona Provincial Park in Misiones is a protected area which encompasses the area where the falls sit.

It comprises more than 1000 hectares of sub tropical jungle and it is right at the border with Brazil which shares the Mocona falls with Argentina.

There are tree main paths on which you can go walking and then the boat that takes you along the Paraná river where you can see the falls from the rivers view.
On the Brazilian side you can see the falls from above.

Along the paths you¨ll get to enjoy native flora and fauna and if you go at the right time, millions of Butterflies of an array of colours.

The Trip to Misiones - Mocona Falls - From "EL Soberbio" to Mocona Falls

Once you made it to "El Soberbio"you still have 70 clicks to go to get to the "Parque Provincial Mocona" where the falls are.
When I was there there were few options, maybe paying an outrageous price to go by taxi or walking, there were no regular bus services from the city to the Park.
So thanks to the owner of the Hostel in Posadas I managed to get in touch with the staff that work at the park and get a ride on the van that goes back and forth to the park to bring them there.
I did pay a fare, but it certainly was very little compared to any of the means of transport.

The Trip to Misiones - Mocona Falls - El soberbio - where to stay

There are many lodges to stay outside El Soberbio, most require some type of transport. But if for some reason you are stuck in the city with no mobility.

I do recommend the place I stayed, called Guaramboca, located at Avenida San Martin 699, right beside the biggest super market called "Ceferino Rodriguez".
It isn't a luxury hotel but it is pretty comfy with all the commodities for a night stay.

The Trip to Misiones - Mocona Falls - El soberbio

 

After an 8 hr trip I arrived at "El Soberbio" a town which I thought would be more rustic, but that thanks to being border with Brazil benefits from the trade of a Border city.

There is not really much to see but the town is quite tidy and sports some mega supermarkets and wine store that acomodate Brasilian who cross over for meat, wine and gas that is cheaper on this side.

It also has a a small "Costanera" or river side walk from which you can see neighbouring Brazil and the boats that go back and forth bringing people and goods. At the time I went there the border was closed due to Covid, so it probably was contraband being crossed.
There was something curious about "El Soberbio" and that was that most of the people are bilingual in Spanish and Portuguese, but some use Portuguese as their first language even though they are Argentine, something I have not seen in other cities.

The Trip to Misiones - Mocona Falls - From Posdas to El Soberbio

So, one of my in province trips in Misiones was going to Mocona falls, so I took the bus which has really crappy times and is very slow, basically leaves at 10am and arrives at 7pm.This can be avoided by renting a car or paying a ridiculous price for an excursion.

The buses are comfy and cheap, and considering that rainy days in misiones are an all day non stop event, I took advantage and did my travelling back and forth on rainy days.The buses leave from the Posadas bus terminal which can be accesed by bus otr taxi.

The Trip to Misiones - Posadas - Encarnacion - crossing by train

There is a fun and simple way of crossing the border in between Posadas, Argentina and Encarnación, Paraguay. There is a small train that unites both cities that can be taken on week days for a small price, unfortunately the argentine state run railroads do not have any interest in promoting tourism, so like many other trains that go to attractive destinations, it doesn't work on weekends or holidays.

Also last time I was there it was interrupted due to  covid, but if we return some day to a certain normality it will be probably be working again.

 

The Trip to Misiones - Posadas - Encarnacion

As Posadas sits on the southern shore of the Parana River, the city of Encarnación in Paraguay sits on the northern shore.
Both cities are in sight of each other and can be accesed walking, by car bus or train. In pre covid times it was very easy, now with covid restrictions it can be harder.
people from both sides regularly come and go to buy cheaper goods on both sides.


If you cross from Argentina to Paraguay you might be interested in tasting some typical Paraguayan food or some junky electronics or gadgets that are cheaper on the Paraguay side.

The Trip to Misiones - Posadas - Duomo - Ice cream

Posadas is generally more warm than cold, and during the summer it can get pretty sticky, so no wonder you have ice cream parlours all over the city, now unlike Buenos Aires where you have a variety of chains and franchises, in Posadas and most other cities in Misiones the king of the hill is Duomo which has a very good ice cream in quality and cost.

I have visited several of its stores in various trips and was always satisfied with the quality of the product. I do not know why there are no competitors, except some small ones which I was not very impressed with.