Palacio Rio Negro Manaus

Day one in Manaus, and there isn't really a lot to see in the city here. Thankfully the highlight of this stop is spending the next four days in the jungle. Bruno took me and two French travelers to see the meeting of the waters, where two rivers of Rio Negro (black water) and Rio Solimoes (white water) meet. You can literally see a line between …

... to an elaborate word for the road) and started to skirt our way round the side of the city to get to the Cultural Palacio Rio Negro. The pavement is in a shambolic state and is really a large service duct covered (at one time) with concrete slabs which ...