Tropical rainforests are the lungs of the planet. The jungle is a generous pharmacy, the source of at least one quarter of all prescription drugs developed for the welfare of mankind. Seventy-percent of all plants identified by the National Cancer Institute for use in treating cancer is found only in rainforests. The jungle is the only place on earth where one can breathe the pure oxygen that is not a tank. The trip has long been expected to Argentina, that had been planned well in advance, I was too afraid for my bronchial condition. After several trips to the doctor and take three different types of antibiotics had done nothing relieve my illness. Prostrate in bed for twelve days, with a temperature of 102 and a constant coughing had left me drained. However, when the day of the output of bed and dragged me a surgical mask dawn to fly ten hours to Iguazu Falls. During the flight my cough became so irritating to the flight attendant asked me to move to the back of the plane. Of course, I even covered my head with a blanket over the rest of the flight. As we disembarked the plane each cut a wide path around me, that was understandable. In the 4:00 P.M. Exhausted when I checked in the hotel Sheraton Iguazu, located at the base of the waterfall. Covered in fog put me on the balcony and saw the natural beauty that surrounded me. Within an hour my breathing became easier for the first time in two weeks that I slept through the night. On the early morning hours of a rainbow, like a painting of the artist colored the sky. Feeling famished, I entered the main dining room and consumed two huge bowls of ACAI berries prior to the thirty minute walk to the widest waterfall in the world, which is 2 kilometers wide. Bridge, jutting out over the Iguazu Falls, a heavy fog filled the air, and clouds swirling violently while a mass of water cascading down cliffs on the river of Iguazu. At the base of the Garganta del Diablo (Devil 's throat), I looked at a boat glide through the river and the pier on the Brazilian side. I wet to the skin clings to the handrail of the bridge and I was overcome by the beauty and energy of it all. Later that afternoon, Hank, my tour guide, led me deeper into the unique world of animals and vegetation. The danger, mystery, charm and followed me as we wound through the maze of the jungle. Hank told me, "This is one of the last remaining areas where wild populations of rare plants and endangered animals,
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