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| Santarem |
| Sunrise: 06:45:00 | Sunset:18:58:00 |
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500 miles up the Amazon, American Confederates fleeing the Civil War originally settled in Santarem: even today, O'Malley and Higgins are common surnames!
Today it's a city of some 150,000 inhabitants, with a bustling harbour full of riverboats and ancient dugout canoes. Around the port, you'll see huge cargoes of rubber being loaded for export. This is the foundation of the local economy. Further upstream, you'll glide through virgin rain forest, enlivened by the calls of monkeys and the songs of exotic birds. |
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Tapajos National Forest Walk |
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Duration: 4:30 |
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A walk deep into the Tapajós National Forest will allow you an insight into the many different species of trees and flora within this area. Accompanied by local jungle guides, you'll be fascinated by their tales. Discover the many uses of the flora found within the forest, including the rubber tree. |
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Begin with a journey along Route 163, the Santarem–Cuiaba Highway – the only road to Southern Brazil. Tapajós National Forest is a section of the Brazilian Amazon that is a major resource for tropical hardwoods. It covers an area of 1,482,660 acres and is protected by Federal Law. |
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Upon arrival at the forest, meet your jungle guides who will escort you on a short forest walk. Throughout the walk, learn about the primary forest flora, with the jungle guides identifying some of the many species of trees detail their properties and how they are used by the indigenous people. |
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