Posted in AMAZON, tagged AMAZON, BBC, BR 319, Brazil, highway, Manaus, PHOTOS:, Porto Velho, road, trip, videos on 30 October, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Diary: Amazon Road Trip
The Brazilian government is seeking to repave the almost impassable BR-319 route between Porto Velho and Manaus. But the plan is controversial because the 900 km (560 mile) road cuts right through the Amazon rainforest.
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Posted in AMAZON, tagged AMAZON, biking, Brazil, crossing the Amazon by bike, Transamazona Highway, Transamazonica on 28 September, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Posted in AMAZON, HISTORY:, tagged AMAZON, Belterra, Brazil, Fordlandia, Henry Ford, HISTORY:, rubber on 4 April, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Rubber Jungle Part 4 – “HENRY FORD’S FORDLAND”
The next stop on our rubber history cruise was a place called Fordland. It was a huge rubber plantation built by American car manufacturer, Henry Ford. For Mr. Ford, the plantation was an answer to the British controlled rubber market and a dependable way [...]
Posted in AMAZON, HISTORY:, tagged AMAZON, Brazil, Jari Project, Ludwig on 3 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A mega project started by the American billionare, Daniel Ludwig in 1967. It looked great on paper, but in the end was a disaster. A group of Brazilian companies took over the company in 1982. So many of these mega projects seem to turn out this way. Thus we always go back to what Jobim [...]
Posted in AMAZON, tagged AMAZON, Brazil, cruise ships, cruise tours, Royal Princess, Santarém on 26 December, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My compadre up in Santarem, PA, a city on the Amazon River between Manaus and Belem, included this photo on his Blog post.
This ship is about 699 km (436 miles) upstream from the mouth of the Amazon River.
This is about the same distance as from Memphis, TN to New Orleans, LA. Or, [...]
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