Monday Falls (Saltos del Monday)

Coordinates:	25.5626 S 54.6324 W
No:	291        (list of all attractions)
Category:	Waterfalls
Values:	Geology, Visual
Rank:	4
Address:	South America, Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Monday River in the southern outskirts of Ciudad del Este, in the municipal park, 7 km before Paraná
Name in Spanish:	Saltos del Monday
Height:	45 m
Drops:	2 main drops and many smaller ones
Width:	120 m
Stream:	Monday River

Monday Falls.
Felipe Mendez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Monday Falls from above.
Hugo Diaz Lavigne, Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Monday Falls.
Felipe Mendez, Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Anywhere else in the world Monday Falls would be a major tourist attraction. These 45 m tall and approximately 120 m wide falls are truly breathtaking.

Nevertheless this beautiful waterfall is overshadowed by one of the largest waterfalls in the world - just 24 km (direct line) from here are located Iguazu Falls.

The name "Monday" (pronounced "mon-da-ugh") originates from Guarani language and means: "robbed river".

Monday Falls are located in the Puerto President Franco suburb of fast groving city - Ciudad del Este. Happily a (rather small) patch of natural forest around the falls has been preserved - this is the 9 ha large nature reserve Monday Municipal Park. A system of nature trails has been developed around the falls.

Falls have formed on basalt.