AMAZON the River For The First Time... and Forever By Mynor Schult

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AMAZON
the River For The
First Time...
and Forever
Amazon
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By Mynor Schult
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“Charming testimony and a guide to the transformative power of nature availa-
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Viviana Fernández
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I previewed “Amazon River First Time” and find the book as an excellent guide
not only to explore the river for the first time, but as an excellent reference for anyo-
ne interested in learning more about the Amazon. The photos are very creative and
strengthen the case. The topic seems very relevant and appropriate in these times of
global warming. Mynor good luck with this exciting adventure!
Dra. Donna Schwontkowski,
M.S. in Nutrition & Master Herbalist author of the book “Traditional Herbs form the
Amazon and Their Common Uses” owner and presenter of the TV show “Health & Fitness
Solutions.”
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“Every little bit of rain forest that gets ripped out over there… really hurts us
over here.”
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pages of this very readable and informative book. It has aroused my interest to
go back to the Amazon, and I will use this book for my future journey from Coca
to Belem.”
Mario Cifuentes,
Owner of Hotel Hacienda El Eden, Cali, Colombia. Frequent traveler to the Amazon River
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“Each of us must take a greater personal responsibility for this deteriorating
global environment”
Al Gore,
Nobel Peace Prize & Vice-President Earth in the Balance
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Table of Contents
Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Legal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Additional Notice and Disclaimers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 11
About This Book 12
Chapter 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
INTRODUCTION 15
Why is this Trip the Most Beautiful Journey on Earth? 15
Traveling is Easy Now… From Anywhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
You Can Surf in the Amazon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Start Your Trip with Confidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
What I Want to Do For You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Why Should You Care? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Who This Book is For . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Can You Take the Challenge? Will You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Striking Facts that Will Leave You Speechless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
THE BEST JOURNEY OF YOUR LIFE 25
What to Expect in Upcoming Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The Amazon Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
What You Must Bring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Where Will You Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
FOR THE AMAZON RIVER, THERE MUST BE A BEGINNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Where It Began Was a Controversy at One Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Where We Will Start Our Journey and Why . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
And Later to Come… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
What Sector Sounds Good to You Right Now? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
A Tip to Bring You Travel Pleasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tips About Reading This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remember This about Your Visa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Decisions Will Be Easier by the End of the Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
The Amazon Basin is Vast and Expansive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Are You a Park Lover? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Is Colombia Safe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Popular Travel Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
FROM PERU TO COLOMBIA, NAVIGATING 37
THE MOST REMOTE WATERS OF THE AMAZON 37
SECTOR 1 37
Up Close and Personal to Indigenous Tribes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Pretty Pink Dolphins to Giant Pirarucu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Birdlife the Whole World Admires and Envies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Flowers That Seem Out of This World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Scenic Excursions that are Absolutely Wonderful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Getting There and Getting Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
By Air : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
River Transport : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Here’s an Alternate Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Remember the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
No Need to Fear Being Stranded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
You are Interesting to the Indigenous Peoples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
The Apex of 3 South American Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
What to Know about Iquitos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
A Bit of History Awaits You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
The Shamans are Available to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Pacaya-Samiria – Discover How the People Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Veinte de Enero – Observe the People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Yarina – Haven for Photographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Manco Capac – Fishing Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Community of Grau – Lookout Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Pevas, Peru – Authentic Crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Caballo Cocha, Peru – Piranha Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Puerto Nariño, Colombia – Great Architecture and Alligators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Amacayacu National Park – Tamarins and Turtles for Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Enthusiasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Santa Rosa, Peru – Not Many Tourist Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Leticia, Colombia – You Have Arrived . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
FROM COLOMBIA TO BRAZIL, FROM THE SERENITY OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
COLOMBIA TO THE MADNESS OF MANAUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SECTOR 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sunrises and Night Skies to Fall in Love With . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Be Alert Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Just Relax and Go Back into Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
The Journey May Bring You Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
A Day Onboard the Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
The City of Manaus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Ways to Get There and Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
By Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Arriving in Leticia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Aero Republica Airlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Air Satena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Tabatinga to Manaus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
TRIP Airlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Slow Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Speedboat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Attractions in Leticia and theTri-Border Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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The Place to Go for Cultural Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Leticia, Tabatinga, and Santa Rosa – Outdoor Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Parks Santander Orellana – For Parrot Lovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Leticia Serpentarium – For Snake Lovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Leticia Zoo – For Animal Lovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Store Brazil – For Artifact Collectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Local Markets Leticia and Tabatinga – A ‘Must Go’ Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Benjamin Constant, Brazil – Connecting Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Palmari Reserve, Brazil – Visit the Tribes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
FROM MANAUS TO BELEM, FROM THE JUNGLE OF MANAUS TO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
THE BEACHES OF BELEM ON THE ATLANTIC COAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
SECTOR 3 65
Enjoy Your Hammock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
From Santarem, the following rates apply: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Getting There and Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
By Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
By Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
By Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Speedboat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Slow Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Manaus, Beautiful and Crazy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Plenty of Cultural Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
The Rainforest Canopy Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Teatro Amazonas – Historic Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Black River Palace – Exhibitions of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Mercado Adolfo Lisboa – Boats and Bazaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Courthouse – Historic Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Museum of Natural Science in Amazonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Indian Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cigs Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Praia de Ponta Negra – Beachlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Meeting of the Waters – Scenic Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
From Manaus to Santarem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Get There Early . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
About Your Hammock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
You May Be in a Time Warp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
What it is Like Onboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
The Meeting of Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Mealtime is Specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Enjoy the New Acquaintances You Meet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Dance, Dance, Dance Your Night Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
City of Santarem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
How to Get to Santarem? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
By Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
By Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
By Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
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Alter do Chão beaches – Like the Caribbean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Tapajós National – Artistic Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Lago Maica – Bird Watching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
THE JOURNEY CONTINUES... FROM SANTAREM TO BELEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
YOU’RE AN EXPERIENCED AMAZON TRAVELER NOW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
THEY ARE NOT PIRATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Underprivileged May Ask for Your Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Belem is a Very Busy Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
CITY OF BELEM – MANGOS AND ACAI TREES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
How to Get There? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
What to Do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Goeldi Museum – Manatees & Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
The Old Dock – Dine on the Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Vero Peso Market – Fresh Seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Republic Square – Artist & Musician Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Cidade Velha – Interesting Old Time Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Praça do Relógio – Big Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Museo da Cidade – A Palace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Palácio Lauro Sodré – Dungeons! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Icoaracy Village – Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ilha de Marajo – Ecology at Its Best. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Mosqueiro Island – Island Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Awestruck Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
LENÇOIS MARANHENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Chapter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
BUS YOUR WAY TO THE AMAZON RIVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Angel Falls – Should Be One of the 7 Wonders of the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Continue Your Bus Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
CITY OF BOA VISTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Road Closings at Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Mass Transit Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
You Won’t Believe the Price of This Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Chapter 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
THE WILD ROUTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
ROADS TO THE AMAZON JUNGLE (ONLY FOR TRUE ADVENTURES) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
From the Andean Mountains of Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
From the Ecuadorian Andes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
From Guyana and Suriname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
From Cayenne to Brazil Amapá and Belem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
From Georgetown to Boa Vista (Roraima, Brazil) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Chapter 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
A Prerequisite for Traveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
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Your Oxygen Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Your Generosity to Your Friends Helps the Indigenous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
This Trip Changes Your Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Will You Embrace These Goals? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
THE RESPONSIBLE TOURIST AND TRAVELLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Chapter 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
INDIGENOUS CULTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Who is the FUNAI? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Why Indigenous Peoples Have Disappeared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Don’t They Own The Rainforest? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
The Indigenous Groups Themselves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Ayahuasca is Illegal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Great Harm Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Lifestyle Dependent on the Rainforest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Are They Like Canaries in a Mine? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Chapter 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE AMAZON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
When You Want True Healing, Use Amazon Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Your Diet’s Origin: The Amazon Rainforest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
How the Amazonians Use Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Shamans Have Areas of Specialty, Too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Amazon Rainforest Herbs are More Powerful than European Versions . . . . . . . . . . .121
How the Amazon Indigenous Tribes Use Medicinal Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Our Invitation to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Thank You! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
RESOURCES FOR AMAZON TRIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
AIRPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Airlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Interesting Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Aditional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
VIDEOS THAT YOU MUST WATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Immigration Information About the Tri-Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
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