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Jungle Lodges in the Amazon

1. Jungle Lodges in the Amazon are for rich foreign tourists.
The name itself used by many hotels, “Jungle Lodge”, in English, says it all. Most jungle hotels cater for the foreign English-speaking crowd and quote their services in dollars or euros. Reaching Manaus and staying at a jungle lodge is not within the reach of [...]

photos of Manaus

Our collection of photos taken on our recent trip to Manaus can be seen at our Flickr album Manaus. Here’s a small selection:
the outside of the Teatro Amazonas

the inside of the Teatro Amazonas

wildlife at the Bosque da Ciência

the mighty river and its boats

the spectacular Meeting of the Waters

the Janauary ecological park

the precarious living conditions

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important information for those taking a cruise ship to Manaus

A few days ago we learned of the closure by the authorities of the floating port of Manaus. It is at the floating port where all the liners and cruise ships dock. The reason for the closure is lack of safety due to negligent maintenance of the premises (you can read the full story in [...]

the Meeting of the Waters and the Janauary Ecological Park, near Manaus

The Meeting of the Waters
One of the most important sights in Manaos and its area is the Meeting of the Waters (Encontro das Águas in Portuguese), the point where the river Negro (that flows through Manaos) and the river Solimões (known to the world as Amazon river) meet, downstream from Manaus. From the Meeting [...]

map of Manaus

To complete the information given at destination: Manaus we are publishing the following map prepared with the help of Google Maps. You will find on the map the location of the most important sights in Manaus.
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