2 weeks later, just the time for us to get an insight of the Amazon river & jungle and to reach Peru. End of Belem, Pará: We did not like this city as it was too hot, big, and expensive. However, we managed to spot a few interesting things and live a funny experience at the post office. We wanted to get stamps. The salesman thought we were stamp collectors so he started showing us his catalogue. A few phonecalls + questions from other people later, we finally got our stamps (the ugliest ones of course). Total duration of the purchase: 30min for 10 stamps (all of the same kind)... but with precious air conditioning ! We also visited a park where some animal species present in the Amazon jungle. A good idea indeed as
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