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Day 42: Pantanal

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June 9th 2011
This morning we were all pretty tired because it was quite a long night with people snoring, lots of mossies...and bats! They were only small but there were quite a few of them living in the roof and flew around the ceiling all night. After breakfast, which was really average and consisted of stale rolls and watermelon, we got set up to go horseriding. We went riding for about 2 ½ hours around th ... read more

South America » Brazil » Pantanal

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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