Manaus, Brazil is the capital of the state of Amazonas and was the epic center of the late 19th and early 20th century rubber boom-bust cycle. Think dot-com boom bust but with indentured workers in near slave like conditions living in jungle huts instead of silicone valley condos. During my trip to the Amazon I…
Ferry boats in the Amazon are a lifeline for the many villages and cities along the Amazon, Rio Negro and many of the other tributaries, both big and small. Connecting Communities These boats connect the communities with the outside world, deliver goods and materials as well as people and commerce through the Amazon region, which…
The Amazon is so vast and with a tall dense canopy the best way to appreciate the enormity, one must see it from above! So How big is the Amazon, really?! At 6.9 million square kilometers (2.72 million square miles), the Amazon Basin is roughly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States and covers some 40 percent of…
One of my favorite things to do when I travel is to visit the local market. To really understand a culture, food is at the center. While I have been to Brazil many many times over the last 35+ years and married to a Brazilian, this was my first trip to the Amazon. So, I…
Not sure where to start, but I am back from 2 weeks in the Amazon jungle, fishing, exploring and enjoying a full Amazon adventure. While I have a lot to unpack and write, content wise, here’s the highlights. Stay tuned for more detailed posts and videos on each of these topics. Manaus I spent 4…
