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''The Triple Frontier should not be confused with [[Tres Fronteras]], at the common border among Brazil, Peru, and Colombia.''
The '''Triple Frontier''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Hito Tres Fronteras, [[English language|English]]: Three Borders Landmark, [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Tríplice Fronteira) is the tri-border area along the junction of [[Paraguay]], [[Argentina]], and [[Brazil]] near the cities of [[Ciudad del Este]], [[Alto Paraná]]; [[Puerto Iguazú]], [[Misiones Province|Misiones]] and [[Foz do Iguaçu]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]] respectively and is the ___location of the [[Iguaçu Falls]], largest waterfalls in the world, and the [[Itaipu]], the largest hydroelectric plant in the world.
At the Hito Tres Fronteras, the [[Iguazú]] and the [[Paraná River|Paraná]] rivers converge. It is an important tourist area, within the touristic subregion of the [[Región de las Aguas Grandes]], with key hydroelectric resources. Visitors can see the [[Puente Internacional Tancredo Neves|Tancredo Neves]] bridge, which connects the Argentine city of [[Puerto Iguazú]] and its Brazilian neighbor, [[Foz do Iguaçu]].
At this landmark, one can see the three countries at once. Furthermore, a visitor can see an obelisk in each country, painted with the national colors of the country in which it is located. Also, there is an artisanal fair at this landmark, where one can buy artisanal and artistic works characteristic of the surrounding area.
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