The Itaipu Dam

Today our day began with a visit to the Itaipu dam. The Itaipu dam is a very important hydroelectric dam located here in Iguassu on the Parana river. It is a bi-national project, owned and run jointly by Paraguay and Brazil. The dam is absolutely massive and it took over a decade to complete the construction. Itaipu opened in 1984 and today is one of the seven modern wonders of the world.  Our group opted for the in-depth engineering and "special" tour because we wanted to  go behind-the-scenes and learn as much as possible about Itaipu. It was especially nice to have Ms. Clark with us since she is both a physics teacher and engineer. We learned so much from this tour and we left in complete awe of this unique engineering marvel.