lake itaipu

CrisBds

A multitude of water that seems to have no end . It makes us think that we should take care of our water to keep them always so huge and stunning .

Navin_161

I saw the Itaipu Lake as part of a tour of the Itaipu Dam. While it is essentially just an artificial lake the views here can be quite spectacular.

Rashmikd

It was really amazing to go through such a beautiful lake and a dam.It generates 14000mwts of electricity for Brazil and Argentina.Surroundings are also maintained with beautiful plants and flowers.

520raphaeld

There is a restaurant next to it and some ferry but basically...an artificial lake. To be seen when coming from the dam but otherwise not a destination in itself.

Rommel-Montgomery

Do the special tour and learn about the history of the dam. Have found in Brazil that if you only speak English you tend to have your own private tour guide. Our girl was so lovely and spoke excellent English. It was as good if not better than the Hoover dam!

danielh38

Know that Lake buried one of the wonders of the world? The "7 Quedas" lie beneath the waters. Waters that drowned thousands of monkeys, jaguars, trees ... The environmental damage it may be necessary for industrial development but it is a real shame.

majs337

Very nicely build and huge structure worth every penny that was spent on it. It was also very organised and you can feel the power on it.

asx45

Itaipu Lake is a very calm place, but somehow far from any other attraction. There is a lot of nature and the water is not cold.

815LionelL

One wonders about the multi-talented geniuses that walk this planet. Everything seem to be in place to harness this flow of water to generate electricity to service the country.

tartecerise

It's easy to see why the Brazilians are so proud of this dam. It's a huge feat of engineering. But the scale of the project makes you question what happened to all the people who must have lived in the area when they flooded such a huge area to create the dam. It's great though that 100% of Paraguay's electicity and 75% of Brazil's, is produce in a carbon free way. Huge contribution to reducing Brazil's contribution to climate change.

AgustinTA

Beautiful place, it is really incredible. So nice places. You have everything there: clean bathrooms, great (and cheap) food, a cinema. Guided tours are in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Very good attention. So easy to access.

David_R_Silva

One of the largest man-made lakes in the world, the Itaipu lake impresses one at first sight. Take a boat tour and you will not regret.

planetwanderer

I know the itaipu company have done a lot of good with the profits from thedam. I appreciate all the facts about how much forest has been preserved, however it would have been nice to get balanced information. I also wanted to know how many towns were flooded, whether there were any casualties when the resevoir filled quicker due to stroms and flooding etc.what happened to people who didn't want to move, how many animals were captured and translocated, how many died, whether the dam has now paid for itself (it cost £25billion or similar). My questions were ignored. The tour cost over a tenner and it lasted less than an hour. It is free in paraguay.

Bidanda

The Brazilian side gives much better tours than the Paraguayan side.. Impressive! Good way to spend an afternoon!

samr88

the lake looks great from the top of the dam when you are touring the dam. we did not have any info on boating activities here, we would have welcomed that experience