Blogs from Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, South America - page 3

Bonito At Puerto Iguazu I had the pleasure of bumping into a couple of American girls for the third time in the trip (first in Chiloe, then in Ushuaia, and now in Iguazu). We even went to the falls on the same day. So when I found out that they were heading to the much-talked-about Bonito, I tagged along. They had left earlier but I managed to catch them in the nick of time at Foz de Iguaçu (Brazil) and hop onto their same bus. We ended up spending nearly a day traveling to Bonito. For those of you who have never been to Brazil, picture what you would think a typical Brazilian landscape looks like. The resulting image is probably the landscape surrounding Bonito: lush vegetation, beautiful blue skies, sparse jungle, lots of cows (the ... read more

Hey hey guys, sorry 7 weeks in now and I know I have been slack with this blog, but still aware that I need to do it, just hard finding the time to sit and remember wat I have been doing, bare with me coz the weeks tend to roll into one so I will fill you in best I can!!! So I tink I left my last blog in Peru??? Peru was a grat diverse country, we went from camping in a natural oasis, sand dunes, beaches to cities and Mountains!!!Views we ave seen just don´t come close to any pictures we have taken!The place is fantastic!!! In peru also came our biggest challenge yet, and actually perhaps ever!!!!!!! We arrived in Cusco from Colca Canyon, the deepest canyon in the world, spotted some Condor ... read more

Everybody we've met said we must go to Bonito - so we backtracked a couple of hundred km to do it, was the right choice. The main attractions are the rivers which are crystal clear and full of fish. We chose the Rio Sucuri - it was awesome. You're kitted out with wetsuit, mask and snorkel then dropped into the river near it's source, then you drift downstream for ~ an hour, about 2km, before they take you back out for a great lunch. We saw all sorts of fish, birds, more monkeys - fantastic. Unfortunately no photo's but for us another unforgettable experience. ... read more

Abismo Ahumas YA SORRY I FORGOT TO PUBLISH THIS TOO, BUT ITS THE LAST ONE. when i was in brazil i repelled 120 m into a cave and went scuba diving 18 m in really cold water. it was numbingly cool. :) enjoy the pics... read more

Firstly, everyone stop panicking, I didn't fall foul of the Brazilian branch of the mafia. As if I did, I wouldn't be here writing this would I? It's just a title. Perhaps I should change it. Down to business then. So, from the Pantanal all of our group except for Mack, who swanned off to Rio, got on a bus to Bonito, which duly arrived about four hours later. Bonito has become one of Brazil's main centres for Ecotourism, and thus is filled with rather large statues of fish and the such. Quite bizarre. It is also jolly expensive. So why had I come to this expensive town? After all, Stewart and the word expensive are usually found at opposite ends of the dictionary (pedants, yes I do realise that Stewart is a proper noun, and ... read more