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November 16th 2009
Published: February 1st 2010
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The island of Marajo is located in the heart of the Amazon river delta. The north-eastern part is facing the ocean, but most of it is surrounded by the Amazon or other rivers that join in the delta. It is huge, in fact 1.8 times bigger that Belgium! It is a three hour journey by boat from Belém. Our guidebook didn't say a lot about it, so we found a place to stay on the internet. We later discov... Read Full Entry



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BirdBird
Bird

Sorry, don't know the name.
SnakeSnake
Snake

This very dangerous snake was spotted during a night trip on the river.
Training horsesTraining horses
Training horses

the rider makes the horse swim against the current in order to prepare him for competition.
Riding buffaloesRiding buffaloes
Riding buffaloes

As one cannot direct buffaloes, we had a rider on horse on each side to force the buffaloes in the desired direction.
CrocodileCrocodile
Crocodile

Jacare in Portuguese



20th February 2010

Nordeste do Brasil
I enjoyed your blog and photos very much. Born and raised in New York i was lucky enough to work in the northeast of Brasil for two years. Your photos took me back to a time of my life i cherish. I expeirenced the sites sounds and smells once again. Keep writing and taking photos, you can never know whose life you will touch. Enjoy your journey.
21st February 2010

Nordeste do brasil
Martin, many thanks for this encouraging comment. It helps us to keep going. Ben & robson

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