With a built up area of 1200 m² the eco museum is the most important centre for the development of environmental education in the region of Foz do Iguassu - Brazil.
It is the first of its kind in Latin America. Its objectives are to use the Itaipu reservoir to demonstrate the relationship between mankind and his impact on the environment and to show how mankinds heritage involved the interlinking of science, culture and technology.
The Eco museum in Foz do Iguassu has rooms for permanent and temporary exhibitions, on subjects of general interest as well as on subjects related to the Itaipu environment. It has audio visual teaching equipment, interactive centres, teaching workshops, auditoriums, reference library, laboratories for teaching and research and an area for recreation and relaxation.
The permanent exhibitions show the history of East Paraná and the “sete quedas”, a collection of fauna and flora and geological and archaeological studies, which prove the existence of human beings around 6000 BC.
The temporary exhibitions deal with subjects which relate to Itaipu and neighbouring municipalities; they include: Partnerships with other hydroelectric schemes and their projects to protect the environment, programs to develop economically self supporting projects, education and culture.
Collaboration between the neighbouring municipalities, groups representing the community, the cultural foundation and the associations of the different districts is resulting in the development of various cultural activities.
The eco museum forms a link between the past, the present and the future.
Main Tours Available in Brazilean side of The Iguazu Falls
The Iguazu Falls which, considered being one of the Seven Wonders of the World due to their natural magnificence and their wonderful vegetation, astound those who have the possibility of getting in contact with them.
A dazzling panorama of cascades whose power overwhelms the sounds of the surrounding jungle, Las Cataratas del Iguazu ( Iguazu Falls) refers to the spectacular canyon of waterfalls fed by the Rio Iguazu.
