Meeting of the Waters near Manaus

The mighty Amazon

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April 27th 2007
Our base for organising our trip to the rainforest was Manaus. It’s a big city, packed with tour agencies offering all sorts of Amazon adventures. We had already pretty much decided to go to a sustainable reserve called Mamiraua so we could avoid the pesky tour agents and spend our days doing all the admin we needed to do like book boat tickets, pay our deposit for Mamiraua, buy long sleeve shi ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more