Amazon Cruise 2001

Exploring the jungle and backwaters.

We travelled on a typical Amazon boat to reach the jungle

We transferred to motorized canoes

The children brought animals like this monkey for us to see.

Anaconda near Manaus

A macaw, but note the aligators jaws on the left.

Near Santorem a girl showed us a sloth.

Near Belem, I was allowed to hold an anaconda.

Village house on stilts above the water near Belem.

In jungle walks we saw latex being tapped from a rubber tree in Alto do Chao.

We saw how animal traps were set using poisoned bows and arrows near Manaus.

The jungle everywhere was lush with exotic trees and fruits.

The owner of the village near Belem shinned up trees using a loop of woven leaves round his ankles.

Silhouette of the village owner up the tree. He was over 60 and very agile.

Spectacular leaf near Belem.

Seen growing in a hole in a rotting log near Belem.

This is what a Piranha looks like. This is a cheating scanned image taken from a postcard.