local transport here in the amazon

Now this is Amazon, Volume One - monkeys, sloaths, macaws, spiders, insects, baby tigers and the obligatory mosquitos..

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April 6th 2007
Wow this really is it, my ´Sueno Dorado´ or major dream for the english readers of this text. This is why I have endured the numerous vaccinations last year in england and constantly taking the seriously strong larium for fighting malaria for & what I have been looking forward to most in my travels of latin america so far - the amazon and all that it has to offer. I get quite lucky when I ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Tabatinga

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more