some of the cargo

THE BOAT TRIP Manaus - Tabatinga

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May 7th 2006
As one of the previous blogs mentioned, we were a little dubious as to where our hammocks were going to be hung when on board the slow boat for the 7 day trip up the Amazon River to Tabatinga......and if, with all the cargo we saw being loaded on board it would not sink halfway through the journey.... as you can guess by recieving this email that we did in fact make it to dry land... and what a GR ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas

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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