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Amazon, Iles du Salut & Caribbean Adventures

We followed the Atlantic Ocean through the Caribbean to the legendary Amazon River during an exciting 22-day cruise. We started in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and cruised to Barbados and then the former French Penal Colony of Îles du Salut, which is a group of three small islands off the coast of French Guiana. After exploring Ile Royale we cruised up the Amazon River. Along the way we stopping to explore the historic riverside ports of Santarem and Parintins which are on the way to Manaus. In Parintins we had a fabulous high energy non-stop cultural dance performance called Boi Bumba. After leaving Parintins we cruised to Manaus where we took a smaller craft upriver to see the confluence of the Black and Amazon Rivers. Afterwards we explored Manaus before we traveled back down the Amazon to Belen. In Belen we experienced it's unique atmosphere and culture. After leaving Belen we cruised back into the Caribbean where we explored Tobago in Scarborough before cruising to St. Lucia in Castries. Next was Antigua's St. John's and then on to the US Virgin Island's St. Thomas before returning to San Juan for the flight home.
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Life in Manaus, floating homes and houses built on stilts to survive the Amazon's floods.
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Life in Manaus, floating homes and houses built on stilts to survive the Amazon's floods.

  • Streets of Manaus in the rain near the Opera House.
  • A statue to honor the world's navigators stands across from the Opera House in Manaus, Brazil.
  • Street life in Manaus through a rainy bus window.
  • Many smaller ships which transport passengers up and down the Amazon as well as on local tours are here in dock at Manaus.
  • Viking Sea docked in the River Negro (Black River) in Manaus, Brazil.
  • Life in Manaus, floating homes and houses built on stilts to survive the Amazon's floods.
  • The confluence of the River Negro (Black River) and the River Amazona (Amazon River) outside Manaus, Brazil.
  • The confluence of the River Negro (Black River) and the River Amazona (Amazon River) outside Manaus, Brazil.
  • The confluence of the River Negro (Black River) and the River Amazona (Amazon River) outside Manaus, Brazil.
  • Boats aground that will float again when the Amazon rises and floods.
  • Amazon stilt village outside Manaus with homes that show signs of previous floods.
  • Church and stilt village outside Manaus.
  • Stilt house on the river outside Manaus, Brazil.
  • Grounded floating homes that will rise with the river outside Manaus, Brazil.
  • Local river tributary children trying to hustle tips with a a baby Cayman in the canals near Manaus.
  • Floating Resturants and Tourist Souvenier Centers along the Amazon tributaries outside Manaus.
  • Wooden walkway to the giant lilies.
  • The (not so) giant Water Lillies.
  • Fabrica de Cerveja Building circa 1910 to provide shipping services for goods to Europe.
  • Suspension (and only) bridge across the Amazon's Black River at Manaus.
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