Looked like there was a lot of living on the rivers going on down below. On final, in the bottom picture, crossing a highway and you can just see the tower in the distance
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Looked like there was a lot of living on the rivers going on down below. On final, in the bottom picture, crossing a highway and you can just see the tower in the distance |
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There was a bus from the airport that will take tourist to their hotels and guesthouses. On the way in, he proudly stopped at a back-gate to the Manaus World Cup stadium so that I might take a picture |
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There is a very modern part of town, and I saw some of that, but the inner city is more colorful and historic, as you can imagine. |
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There are a lot of buildings dating to the early 20th century and late 19th century. Once I settled in, took a deep breath, this place does have a reputation, I ventured out into the direction of the river, no doubt, the most colorful and interesting part of the inner city. This is a market building. I don't know if it was once controlling the goods that were coming and going. but it is very nice and renovated today. |
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Right next to it is this beautiful, ornate and old, fish market. Pretty much closing, by the time I got there, but quite amazing to see and walk through. . |
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It's the most amazing sight. The entire river seems to be lined with ships, all of similar design. An entire, significant population element seems to live this way. Travel to the outlying parts of the jungle is possible this way, while trying to do it by land is next to impossible. On top of it all, there are hundreds of waterways around the Rio Negro and Amazon River. |
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Nearby is this original English toll house, brought here stone by stone and reassembled. |
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