sailaway from Barbados

leaving the Amazone

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January 14th 2006
January 14th, 1st sea day after our stop in the interior of Bresil on the Amazone River. A few days ago, we were in Barbados, where we visited the Mount Gay Rhum museum, bottling plant and store, then, after a short taxi ride around the island (14miles by 25); we were dropped off at the Careenage downtown from which we walked home to the ship. A few days at sea later, we stopped for the morning ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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