Visiting the Amazon - Silves 3 to 7 November


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November 9th 2009
Published: January 28th 2010
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Situated on an island in the middle of the river Urubu, an affluent of the Amazon the Pousada Aldeia dos Lagos was our attempt to do some “eco-tourism”. As a matter of fact we didn't want to end up in one of these lodges especially equipped for tourists and which, while they certainly show you some aseptic version of the forest nevertheless cut you off from the real thing. Like all the other d... Read Full Entry



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View of the forestView of the forest
View of the forest

Most of what can be sen here belongs to the pousada.,
observation postobservation post
observation post

The previous pictures were taken from this observation post. it belongs to the pousada and help them keeping an eye on what is going on. It is possible to spend the night there, sleeping in hammocks.
River bankRiver bank
River bank

During rainy season the water reaches the top.



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