Blogs from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, South America - page 6

Hello everybody. We had an easy and comfortable trip from Iquitos to Leticia by speed boat in about ten hours. As we reached to Santa Rosa Island we had very heavy rain for a long time. Santa Rosa Island is the border of Peru to Leticia of Colombia and Tabatinga of Brasil. Having our passports stamped we sailed to Leticia in 20 minutes by a public boat, 6 Soles each. Leticia and Tabatinga although belongs to two different countries they are one town and you can pass from one another without any control. You can use both countries Money in both regions. The most interesting thing in Leticia is Park . At sundown thousands of birds gether together to sing. As it becomes dark the bird sounds ends. We had two days in Leticia and the ... read more

Updated by Clint (26/03/11) - please scroll down for my bit of the entry :-) Postanowilam przymknac oko na moja fobie (pajaki) i po swietnej wyprawie do Angel Falls wyruszylismy do Manaus - miasta polozonego w sercu brazylijskiej dzungli! Z Ciudad Bolivar dorwalismy autobus (na ktory musielismy czekac pol dnia) do Santa Elena ( 12 godzin), podczas tej ´przejazdzki´autobus byl zatrzymywany chyba z 8 razy - uzbrojeni w karabiny zolnierze o wygladzie przerazajaco mlodocianym, sprawdzali dokumenty kazdego pasazera i raz kazali wszystkim wysiazc z autobusu ze wszystkimi bagazami, ktore zostaly przez nich przegladniete - zadnych sensacyjnych wydarzen jednak nie bylo, nikt nie przewozil narkotykow ani nic co mogloby zwrocic uwage mlodych zolnierzy. Raz jeden sie nas zapytal czy mamy jakies dolary: ´my dolary?'´neverrrr´, hehe. Poczulismy przez chwile, ze milo opuszczac Wenezuele. Naste... read more

JANUARY 23rd (FIRST DAY IN PORT)--- Waking up today was so weird because we are no longer in the rainforest. Instead, I looked out the window at breakfast to see a city, Manaus! Since we had no idea where to go and we didn’t understand any Portuguese, we decided to just wonder around. There was a giant flee market going on that lasted for about 8 or 12 blocks. It reminded me of Times Square in Manhattan. There were vendors everywhere selling food and crafts. After asking a few locals what all this was about, we learned that every Sunday they have this huge market place available to the public. It lasts all day but a long 3 hour siesta takes place in the middle of the day….meaning everyone goes home to rest and get a ... read more

Pour arriver a Manaus au Bresil, on prend un autre bateau (beaucoup plus luxueux que celui du Perou,mais aussi beaucoup plus cher!), pour 4 jours de voyages.Dans la salle des hamacs c est toujours bien plein, mais les repas sont un peu plus varies! On rencontre Sebastien , un colombien, John, un anglais,et un couple d Italien, Loreta et Andrea avec qui on restera sur Manaus. Manaus...ville portuaire...qu on a pas trouve plus chouette que ca!et on commence a se rendre compte que la vie coute beaucoup plus cher. On passera quelques jours a se ballader dans la ville et a faire quelques expositons...rien d exceptionnel. Il aussi temps de decider comment va t-on rejoindre Rio de Janeiro, il nous reste plus qu un mois avant de prendre l avion de retour pour Bruxelles...en bus trop ... read more

It's been a while since I updated the blog, but this week has been crazy. It seems like we've done too much to write it all, but I'll try to give some of the highlights. We flew into Manaus, Brazil which is right at the heart of the Amazon. It was blazing hot and humid and exactly the climate you'd imagine here. We had a little over a week here and we really wanted to commit all of it to a hardcore jungle adventure and go as deep into the Amazon as possible. The first tour operator seemed great. It was everything that we were looking for. It began 100km from the city of Manaus in the Juma Reserve. They promised loads of hiking, camping, animals, and all the adventure we were looking for. They also ... read more