Greetings from the mighty Amazon! It´s always been a dream of mine since I was little to go to the Amazon, and here I am! Getting onto a boat in Belém, where the Amazon reaches the ocean, I was off on my river adventure. The boat held about 150 or so people, and, although it was very cramped, it was much nicer than I expected. There was a top deck with music, a TV, and a bar, where you could escape from the craziness below. On the middle deck was the sleeping/eating/bathing (if you chose, I didn´t) area. Basically how it works is, you bring your own hammock (which you can buy for about $7 or so) and sling it wherever you can. It´s a crazy maze of people, baggage, hammocks, children, everything. Very, very cozy
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