周末八点开始的灯光表演,连带观光巴士游大概是一个小时。坐在巴士上看不到太多,灯光表演又只持续几分钟,虎头蛇尾的。如果你没有自己租车,而是坐巴士,要到大坝那儿的时间会拖得特别长。要14R,真的一点都不值。那晚还不如待在酒店呢。
I have a background in engineering, so this visit to Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam was a thrill. Our first stop with the free tour bus let us see the overall view of the dam and gorge below it. The size is breathtaking, since the dam is 600 feet high, but so wide it looks fairly low. One of the the overflow gates was open, allowing a torrent of water to race down a concrete spillway 100 yards wide. It reached a speed of over 100 miles per hour before erupting upward over the river to rejoin the flow. Very impressive.Next we were driven down to the power turbine hall, a full kilometer long (3300 feet), and housing twenty huge turbines. These generate power from the water as it falls 600 feet through the turbines to spin the generators. Picture the power of a thirty-foot diameter column of water six hundred feet high, generating three hundred pounds of pressure per square INCH at the bottom. That is what spins each of the generators. No wonder that Itaipu still holds the record for the most power generated in a year by any dam. The Chinese have a bigger dam, but have yet to equal this output.Itaipu is a joint venture between Brazil and Paraguay, with each owning half the output power. Paraguay sells most of its power to Brazil, because it only need a fraction of it. That means that Paraguay gets the power they need at very low net cost.Before the Itaipu Dam was built, the itaipu Falls upstream were one of the wonders of the world. They are now submerged, part of the price of progress and "clean power" development. Having seen the improved quality of life hydro power makes possible in Brazil and Paraguay, I believe it was a price worth paying.Highly recommended!
We took the morning trip out to the dam. It was a little over priced for what it was. They take you on a bus to three parts of the dam. It is very large and you do get a very good view of the penstocks and the lake behind. The lake is huge!!! Shared with Paraguay we actually cross the border over when we drove over the top of the dam. If you want to kill some time it is interesting but I wouldn't make it a destination.
Visited on Friday evening for the lighting of the dam. Tour startef at 20.00 and lasted 1 hour. Cost was $R16 per person. A bus collects visitors from the centre and drives to the dam where passengers alight onto the viewing platform. After a short film the lights are turned on in rhythm with an imposing sound track.The bus then returns via the footof the dam.If you are in the area to see the falls you should really go to Itaipu.
我很高兴看到水利枢纽的修建对于巴拉圭和巴西的工业发展有很大的帮助。发电厂刚刚落成,对于两个国家来说都是一大好消息。不过我要给总体点评减去一颗星,因为巴士之旅前面对于水利工程的影片介绍只有葡萄牙语,而且没有字幕,完全没法理解,这点还需要改进。巴士上的导游知识很丰富,而且非常具有热情,他会说汉语、英语和葡萄牙语,对我们来说很有用。大部分参团的都是当地人,我觉得非常有趣。对于这个工程未来会对这里的经济和贸易产生如何的影响,我也同样很感兴趣。
This dam, the largest in the world according to the guide, is impressive and well worth of a visit. besides the dam itself, there are nice forest views.
We had some to we to spare so visitGot the last tour at 4.30 pmWe'll priced lasted 2 hoursVery educational, informative, stunning views of the damWe'll worth the trip
Its amazing to just be able to see the largest hydroelectric plant in the world located on the border of two countries. Would recommend everyone visiting that area to take a look at this plant!
如果你对工程感兴趣,那么你会爱上这次旅行。三峡大坝是一个奇迹,这次技术之旅可以进到大坝内部去,参观涡轮机和控制室,值得一见。
Vey big dam shared by two countries. One must take the panoramic tour to know more about this dam. You can visit Paraguay without visa when you take this tour ( Just you enter a part of paruguay).