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Amazon Part 5 - THE ATLANTIC !

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August 20th 2012
We boarded our boat for Macapa around 1pm leaving ourselves a 5 hour wait before our scheduled departure at 6pm. The boat, Anna Karoline, was the smallest to date except for the fast boat on the 2nd leg. We passed the time watching cargo being loaded, including another car, drinking Agua de Coco and eating lil tiny bananas. After much tooing and frowing, we ended up on the starboard si ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amapá » Macapá

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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