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Manaus


Teatro Amazonas
Completed in 1886 after 17 years of construction, the Teatro Amazonas is the largest reminder of the opulence of Manaus during the rubber boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. No expense was spared in it's construction.
The side entrance to the Opera House. Fans of the Hertzog movie Fitzcarraldo are often seen running up the steps in dirty white suits! We know this because we have seen them - well OK - we are some of them!

Teatro Amazonas

 


Manaus has a very exciting market area - plenty of strange fruit to be found there!

The banana shed at the market
Plenty of people make their homes on the water
Nice signwriting
Loads a Bananas

Right. About 15km east of Manaus the Rio Negro (Black) flows into the Rio Solimões or Amazon. The two rivers run alongside each other for about 6 km before their waters finally mingle. We crossed this spot at night - and this is a postcard.
Waters Meeting
Botanical Gardens
Left. The botanical gardens offer a nice cool spot out of the city. Garden is a bit of a misnomer - this is really a bit of jungle that has been walled of - and not developed except for a few paths, walkways and viewing platforms. Maybe there is a little more biodiversity here than you would find in such a small area elsewhere. There are some monkeys and various parrots wandering about - a lake with a lot of turtles, and a few other creatures.

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