We have spent a week in a jungle lodge in the middle of the Amazonian rainforest near the Rio Negro to explore the wildlife, an Indian village, and some more adventures.
Would you like to swim with pink dolphins during your visit to Manaus or elsewhere in Amazonia? We unfortunately did. Yes, we were very disappointed after our adventure – and sadly we didn’t do our research beforehand. Let us show you why.
After Tabatinga, we headed to Belém, to the mouth of Amazon river. The city is full of colonial buildings.
In the middle of nowhere, deep in Amazon, there is a place that is shared between three countries: Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The settlement is divided and it has different name in every country, but there is no border control and all three currencies are accepted as payment method.
The story of a unique marriage proposal in the middle of Amazonas while cruising on the Amazon River, Brazil. Yes, I’m engaged!
Even though we have spent almost 2 weeks in and around Manaus, that was not enough from Amazon region. We heard that slow passenger boats are going up to the Colombian-Peruvian-Brazilian border every few days.
After a short stay in São Paulo, we flew to Manaus, to the capital of Amazonas state. I was dreaming about this city since I have written a paper about Brazil in high school. I have been waiting curiously to see the leftovers from the great buildings that were built during the 19th century after the rubber boom.
