welcome to the amazon!

Amazing amazon amigos!

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August 24th 2009
So if you´re thinking after our last few blogs, that we might be getting a bit overwhelmed by too much nature, and need to sit inside with a tv for a while - guess again! We´re headed to the forest and river that is the stuff of legends....THE AMAZON! (dah dah daaaaaah)... Our original plan to get to Manaus, the launching town for many amazon activities, involved a 17 hour bus trip, followed by ... 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