Itaipú Dam

The biggest hydroelectric dam in the world, in terms of annual energy generation, is in Paraguay, generating 94.7 TWh in 2008 and 91.6 TWh in 2009, while the annual energy generation of the ThreeGeorges Dam was 80.8 TWh in 2008 and 79.4 TWh in 2009. The name "Itaipu" was taken from an isle that existed near the construction site. In the Guarani language, Itaipu means "the sounding stone". 

Itaipu is a binational company. The hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River is located on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, more specificly on the cities of Ciudad del Este in Paraguay and Foz de Iguazu in Brazil. 

Normally, more people go to visit on the winter vacations, with the purpose of learning more about all the attractions the dam has like the zoo, the museum, and the biological refuge. Also, Itaipu has an artificial lake with 29000 hm³ of water. Anybody can visit at any time during the year, Monday through Sunday and even holidays, all you need to do is present you I.D. at the reception and be accepted.  

All the visits start with a video all about the construction procces and all the attractive places inside the hydroelectric dam, then you go to look at the different areas. The visits to Itaipu started in 1977, when they were just starting the construction. Since that moment, more than 15 million people from 188 countries came to visit this amazing place.