A tarantula!

One of the many cool sights from the jungle hikes.

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October 22nd 2006
My journey through Brazil begins with a trip to the Amazon. There I have visited the city of Manaus, a large city that sits far inland along the Amazon river. Manaus was a boom and bust city, with the boom being the harvesting of rubber from the jungle that occurred decades ago. At some point the rubber industry decided it was better off taking the rubber trees elsewhere and so the city hit some ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Manaus

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

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