Hotel Monaco Manaus
Rua Silva Ramos 20 Manaus, Amazon River, State of Amazonas, Brazil
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Trivia and Talent Show
Two more days at sea afforded the group the opportunity to take in many more interesting lectures and participate in more Road Scholar activities. On January 5th the Road Scholar group had dinner with students from Morehouse College and Spelman College, two prestigious, historically black colleges located in Atlanta. After seeing these ...
Life With The Natives
It was another early start this morning as we got up for a sunrise boat ride. We had some success in the game watching department as Deden spotted some monkeys in the trees which we watched for some time. We also encountered a large pod of pink dolphins which provided some entertainment as they came to the surface for air. After breakfast we headed out again to visit a rubber plantation. This whole experience was all a little bit strange ...
Tim Tim Tim, la vai Viola
... rituals brought over from ancient Africa..
We definitely stood out in Belem. The place barely receives any tourists and many people told us to keep a low profile at night.
We took a 4 hour boat ride at dawn to Ilha do Marajo. Inhabited once by pre-
Columbian indigenous people, its located where the amazon river flows into the Atlantic ocean. At the island, following a bicycle trip along the beach to ...
No Room For Us In Manaus
... the 1960s. It was odd to see a cluster of high rise buildings sticking up from what appeared to be the middle of nowhere. We used the second leg of our journey to Manaus as a scenic flight. We were both in awe on our first sighting of the mighty Amazon River. Even from high above its sheer size was obvious but it was not until we started our descent that we really gained an appreciation for just how much water it ...
Welcome to the tropics
... especially this particular Sunday, because Monday (today) turns out to be a state holiday in Amazonas. I had done my homework and knew when the national holidays were, but didnīt know about this local one. Today at least some shops were open, but all the internet cafes are still closed. Iīve only managed to get online now at the business center of a luxury hotel (not where I stayed) near where my boat tour ...



