Seguro que una vida no es suficiente para conocerla a fondo. No me pidan entonces mucho si les digo que solo pude disfrutarla un par de días. Eso sí, hasta la próxima vez.
Monday, 13 May 2013
Rio de Janeiro
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Porto Seguro
On my way south to Rio I made a stopover in Porto Seguro at Costa do Descobrimento. It is the place where Portuguese first arrived to Brazil more than 500 years ago.
Saturday, 4 May 2013
Salvador da Bahía
Et finalement je suis arrivé a la cote du Brésil. Ça me manquait un peu.
Salvador est un ville très chouette. Le centre historique date de l'époque colonial. Il mérite bien une visite. Sinon, l'ambiance et l'état d'esprit de ses gens est magnifique. Justement ce dont j'en avais besoin après l'Amazonie.
Demain je continue la descente vers le sud. Rio et Sao Paulo très bientôt.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Manaos II - The Juma Reserve
Welcome to the jungle! On the southeast of Manaus (and after crossing the Amazon river) the Juma Reserve shows a good perspective of what wild life can offer in this country. The lodge, placed by the Juma river, had a lovely view of the primary rainforest.
During three days I could see several types of animals including river dolphins, monkeys, sloths, spiders and, as you can imagine, many mosquitos.
I did even try to fish some piranhas. They bit but I couldn't catch them. In any case I could try them and they are tasty but rather small.
Among all the animals there were plenty of birds, caimans (as can be seen in the picture) and the always lovely tarantula (I know my mom will love this one).
I finish with the sunrise in the jungle before everything wakes up. I enjoyed very much the life in the rivers but I feel like the Atlantic Ocean is calling me back.
PS: I couldn't resist to add the video with the sounds of the howler monkeys we met. Enjoy.
Sunday, 28 April 2013
Manaos I
Y finalmente pude escapar de Venezuela. Lo espectacular de sus paisajes y sus más que asequibles precios me retuvieron más de la cuenta. En todo en caso, ya estoy Manaos, capital del Amazonas brasileño.
Además del transitado puerto fluvial, casi unica forma de llegar a la ciudad, cabe destacar el Teatro Amazonas, copia de la Opera de Paris. Ver algo así en estas latitudes es muy curioso.
Tuve además la suerte de encontrar un mercado donde además de muchos productos y comidas típicas pude disfrutar de uno de los espectáculos más tradicionales de Brazil, el Capoeira.
Saturday, 27 April 2013
Santa Elena de Uairén III - Roraima
To finish my stay inVenezuela and La Gran Sabana I decided to climb one of the already mentioned Tepuyes. Roraima, or the mother of rivers, was the chosen one. It is situated at the triple border between Venezuela, Brazil and Guayana.
It was not easy. There is a 3 days walk to reach the top. But the way, across the Gran Sabana is special. .
What we found when we got up there is a completely different landscape. It was like landing in a lost world with animals and plants than only can be seen at the top.
And of course, the views from the top (2800 meters) are amazing. These two pictures don't make justice to what I have felt at Roraima.
Saturday, 20 April 2013
Santa Elena de Uairén II - La Gran Sabana
Et moi voilà dans "La Gran Sabana". Et quoi dire? C'est superbe! Voici seulement quelques chutes d'eau qu'on a visité pendant la journée. La météo n'était pas terrible mais on a profité pour nous baigner là oú c'était possible.
Et tout au fond de "La Gran Sabana" les célèbres "tepuyes" donc on parlera prochainement.
Et comme d'habitude, voici une petite video de la chute la plus impressionnante de la journée. A très bientôt!
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