Leaving Manaus heading into the jungle

Welcome to the Jungle

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May 29th 2006
The three flights from Foz du Iguazu to Manaus were fairly uneventful, we stayed a night in Iguazu airport to save a few quid and easily found some chairs to call home for the night while the airport lay absolutely silent apart from the whistling security guard who didnt seem to mind us being there. I knew it was going to hot in Manaus, its pretty close to the equator (200km) and in the middle o ... 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