Down the Amazon

After BOSSA in Manaus/Brazil (http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/bossa2010.html) we took a very enjoyable boat trip down the Amazon, to Santarém and particularly Alter do Chão, a ridiculously amazing
Down the Amazon

After BOSSA in Manaus/Brazil (http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/bossa2010.html) we took a very enjoyable boat trip down the Amazon, to Santarém and particularly Alter do Chão, a ridiculously amazing island paradise with glaring white sand in the middle of the jungle:

The town is located on the Tapajós River:

Up the river you find the Tapajós National Forest:

From there we went on to São Luís, a beautiful old colonial town:

A windy and wet sailing catamaran ride from São Luís you find Alcântara, another old colonial town, now partly in ruins and deserted:

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