Amazon, 2023
In 2023, I took a cruise down the Amazon river, on Seabourn. We went out on zodiacs every day and landed on some small settlemets on one day. We had a full day in Manaus, to tour the city. We saw the meeting of the waters and visited
Ajura, Ipixuna, Santa Sofia, Copea, Badajos, Manaus, Rio Urubu, Ressaca, Boca Dos Botos, Limao, Canacari
1-14 Giant Lily pads with Victoria flower
15 Squirrel monkey
16-17 Black Howler monkey
18 Wasp nest
19 Termite nest
20 Sloth
21 Iguana
22 Festive parrot
23-36 Birds of Amazon
37-42 Flooded rain forest
43-47 Rain Forest (46 Cannonball Nut tree)
48 Zodiac tours
49 Caiman on night Zodiac tour
50-52 Settlements along river
53-54 Meeting of the Waters. Confluence between the dark (blackwater) Rio Negro and the pale sandy-colored (whitewater) Amazon River, which is known as the Rio Solimoes in Brazil, upriver of this confluence. The two rivers run without much mixing for about 6 km, because of the difference in temperature, speed and composition. The Rio Negro flows slower, is warmer and is sediment-free and colored by decayed leaf and plant matter from the Columbian jungle. The Rio Solimoes flows faster, is colder and contains sediment from the Andes mountains.
55-63 Settlement of Sao Sebastian
56-58 School
59-61 Church
64-68 Settlement of San Francisco da Boca da Capivara (66 school, 67 church, 68 interior of house)
70-88 Teatro Amazonas
89-90 High Court
92-98 Igreja Sao Sebastiao
99-103 Market
