Park San Sebastian

Amazon Part 3 - to Manaus

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August 8th 2012
Third leg of our 4,000km Amazon trip. Tabatinga to Manaus. We braved sleeping in hammocks and booked ourselves on the Bandierante II for the 3 day rapid boat trip to Manaus. This is a much cleaner and tidier boat than the one we took from Yurimaguas, we´ve got a cafe on the top deck selling cerveja (we´re in Brazil now so its´Portuguese!) and blaring out Brazillian music. On our deck we have o ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Manaus

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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