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Devil's Throat walkway closes for dismantling in Argentina
Marco Três newsroom · edited by Annie Grellmann
Structure will be removed starting August 3 due to flood damage risk
The walkway and observation platform at Devil's Throat, the largest drop of the Iguaçu Falls on the Argentine side, will be dismantled starting Monday, August 3. The removal work is expected to take about 40 days, making the site inaccessible for an extended period.
Why the dismantling?
Iguazú Argentina concessionaire obtained authorization from the Argentine National Parks Administration to remove the structure as a preventive measure. The decision responds to the floods recorded in winter: in July, the flow reached four times the average, and three weeks later it peaked at 9.1 million liters per second—six times the normal volume.
What will be removed
About 1,300 meters of metal decking and roughly 2,500 meters of guardrails will be taken down. The preventive removal aims to avoid damage similar to that in October 2023, when the flow reached 24.2 million liters per second and damaged 60 sections of the walkway, resulting in a nine-month closure.
Forecasts and reopening
El Niño-related forecasts indicate intense rains in the region, especially in September and October. Reassembly will begin after the critical flood period and should take at least 60 days. Argentine authorities consider the end of the year the most optimistic scenario for reopening, though no official date has been confirmed.
Park operations
The Upper and Lower circuits on the Argentine side remain open. Brazil's Iguaçu Falls National Park operates normally.
Source: https://www.melhoresdestinos.com.br/cataratas-garganta-do-diabo-fechada.html
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