{"id":1103,"date":"2018-02-19T18:27:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T17:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2023-10-04T18:06:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T17:06:28","slug":"bresil-amazon-dream-cruise-heart-of-forest-demeraude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/bresil-amazon-dream-croisiere-coeur-de-foret-demeraude\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil: Amazon Dream - Cruise to the heart of the Emerald Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There's a land where immense skies are reflected. A land where water draws harmonious labyrinths, where getting lost is an unforgettable adventure, where forest, rivers and lakes intertwine inextricably. We're in the heart of the Amazon, for an exceptional cruise through primary rainforest and floodplains.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/bresil-amazon-dream-croisiere-coeur-de-foret-demeraude\/#Santarem_port_dattache_de_lAmazon_Dream\" >Santarem, home port of the Amazon Dream<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/bresil-amazon-dream-croisiere-coeur-de-foret-demeraude\/#Marche_au_poisson_et_aux_epices\" >Fish and spice market<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/bresil-amazon-dream-croisiere-coeur-de-foret-demeraude\/#La_foret_de_Varzea\" >The Varze\u00e1 forest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/bresil-amazon-dream-croisiere-coeur-de-foret-demeraude\/#Maguari_et_la_foret_primaire\" >Maguari and the primary forest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/bresil-amazon-dream-croisiere-coeur-de-foret-demeraude\/#Rituel_chez_les_Mundurucus\" >Ritual among the Mundurucus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/bresil-amazon-dream-croisiere-coeur-de-foret-demeraude\/#Lart_du_voyage_lent\" >The art of slow travel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/bresil-amazon-dream-croisiere-coeur-de-foret-demeraude\/#Le_bateau_et_son_equipage\" >The boat and its crew<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Santarem_port_dattache_de_lAmazon_Dream\"><\/span>Santarem, home port of the Amazon Dream<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our cruise on the world's longest river, the Amazon, and one of its tributaries, the Tapajos, begins in Santarem, the second largest city in the state of Para. The boat has the look of the old coasters that ply the river. Built from rot-proof ipe and itauba wood, it's one of the most comfortable vessels for exploring the last great rainforest and its mythical river. We are 18 passengers who will discover this sanctuary of biodiversity, dating back more than 15 million years, in optimal conditions of welcome, service and comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-2-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Une balade le long des quais, envahis de vendeurs en tout genre et de porteurs indig\u00e8nes qu\u2019il faut esquiver, nous conduit au march\u00e9 au poisson.\" data-rl_caption=\"Une balade le long des quais, envahis de vendeurs en tout genre et de porteurs indig\u00e8nes qu\u2019il faut esquiver, nous conduit au march\u00e9 au poisson.\" title=\"A stroll along the quays, crowded with vendors of all kinds and native porters that you have to dodge, takes us to the fish market.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1105\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-2-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"A stroll along the quays, crowded with vendors of all kinds and native porters that you have to dodge, takes us to the fish market.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-2-Copier_compressed.jpg 900w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-2-Copier_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-2-Copier_compressed-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-2-Copier_compressed-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><em>A stroll along the quays, crowded with vendors of all kinds and native porters that you have to dodge, takes us to the fish market.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journey begins with a visit to this small town, which had its heyday in the rubber era and is now one of the ports of shipment for soya destined for the European and Japanese markets. It is also an important port of call for the cargo ships and hammers that link Manaus to Belem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-3-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Pour aller d\u2019une ville \u00e0 l\u2019autre, les Br\u00e9siliens prennent des bateaux \u00e0 trois ponts, ouverts sur l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur et sans cabine. Chacun accroche son hamac o\u00f9 il peut et essaie de tuer le temps dans une promiscuit\u00e9 color\u00e9e et anim\u00e9e.\" data-rl_caption=\"Pour aller d\u2019une ville \u00e0 l\u2019autre, les Br\u00e9siliens prennent des bateaux \u00e0 trois ponts, ouverts sur l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur et sans cabine. Chacun accroche son hamac o\u00f9 il peut et essaie de tuer le temps dans une promiscuit\u00e9 color\u00e9e et anim\u00e9e.\" title=\"To get from one city to another, Brazilians take three-deck boats, open to the outside world and without cabins. Everyone hangs their hammocks where they can and tries to kill time in a colourful and lively promiscuity.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1106\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-3-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"To get from one city to another, Brazilians take three-deck boats, open to the outside world and without cabins. Everyone hangs their hammocks where they can and tries to kill time in a colourful and lively promiscuity. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-3-Copier_compressed.jpg 800w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-3-Copier_compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-3-Copier_compressed-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-3-Copier_compressed-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>To get from one city to another, Brazilians take three-deck boats, open to the outside world and without cabins. Everyone hangs their hammocks where they can and tries to kill time in a colourful and lively promiscuity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marche_au_poisson_et_aux_epices\"><\/span>Fish and spice market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-4-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Certains poissonniers ont trouv\u00e9 la combine : ils vendent aux touristes des poissons que les dauphins roses ou botos disputent aux grandes aigrettes qui s\u2019invitent au festin.\" data-rl_caption=\"Certains poissonniers ont trouv\u00e9 la combine : ils vendent aux touristes des poissons que les dauphins roses ou botos disputent aux grandes aigrettes qui s\u2019invitent au festin.\" title=\"Some fishmongers have found the trick: they sell tourists fish that pink dolphins or botos compete with the great egrets that invite themselves to the feast.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1107\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-4-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"Some fishmongers have found the trick: they sell tourists fish that pink dolphins or botos compete with the great egrets that invite themselves to the feast. \" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-4-Copier_compressed.jpg 900w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-4-Copier_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-4-Copier_compressed-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-4-Copier_compressed-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><em>Some fishmongers have found the trick: they sell tourists fish that pink dolphins or botos compete with the great egrets that invite themselves to the feast.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before returning to the boat, we make a diversion to the spice market, where we can discover the medicinal preparations made from the plants of the forest. From the andiroba fruit, an excellent anti-inflammatory and insect repellent, to sucuba milk used to treat gastritis, or a kind of natural Viagra (a mixture of marapuana and guarana barks), Amazonian pharmacopoeia has solutions for every ailment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sun begins to set as the Amazon Dream casts off and glides gently towards the famous meeting of the waters. A spectacular phenomenon due to the differences in temperature, speed and density of the water between the two rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-5-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Sur des kilom\u00e8tres, les eaux bleues du Tapajos s\u2019enlacent avec les eaux siennes gorg\u00e9es de s\u00e9diments de l\u2019Amazone, sans jamais se m\u00e9langer. Finalement, le g\u00e9ant Amazone engloutit dans ses flots les eaux claires du Tapajos.\" data-rl_caption=\"Sur des kilom\u00e8tres, les eaux bleues du Tapajos s\u2019enlacent avec les eaux siennes gorg\u00e9es de s\u00e9diments de l\u2019Amazone, sans jamais se m\u00e9langer. Finalement, le g\u00e9ant Amazone engloutit dans ses flots les eaux claires du Tapajos.\" title=\"For miles, the blue waters of the Tapajos intertwine with the sediment-laden waters of the Amazon, without ever mixing. Finally, the giant Amazon engulfs the clear waters of the Tapajos in its waves.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1108\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-5-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"For miles, the blue waters of the Tapajos intertwine with the sediment-laden waters of the Amazon, without ever mixing. Finally, the giant Amazon engulfs the clear waters of the Tapajos in its waves. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-5-Copier_compressed.jpg 800w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-5-Copier_compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-5-Copier_compressed-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-5-Copier_compressed-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>For miles, the blue waters of the Tapajos intertwine with the sediment-laden waters of the Amazon, without ever mixing. Finally, the giant Amazon engulfs the clear waters of the Tapajos in its waves.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's one of the favourite playgrounds of the botos and grey dolphins that frolic around the ship to the delight of the passengers. Leaning against the rail, searching in vain for the shore because the river is so wide at times, we watch the many boats and rafts that criss-cross it, listening to the murmurings of the river. Here, in this aquatic tangle, the boat is king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_foret_de_Varzea\"><\/span>The Varze\u00e1 forest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-6-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"Nous sommes en d\u00e9but de p\u00e9riode s\u00e8che, mais les eaux sont encore hautes. Cette ann\u00e9e, il est tomb\u00e9 pr\u00e8s de 8 m de pluies.\" data-rl_caption=\"Nous sommes en d\u00e9but de p\u00e9riode s\u00e8che, mais les eaux sont encore hautes. Cette ann\u00e9e, il est tomb\u00e9 pr\u00e8s de 8 m de pluies.\" title=\"We&#039;re at the start of the dry season, but the waters are still high. This year, almost 8 metres of rain fell.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1109\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-6-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"We&#039;re at the start of the dry season, but the waters are still high. This year, almost 8 metres of rain fell. \" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-6-Copier_compressed.jpg 900w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-6-Copier_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-6-Copier_compressed-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-6-Copier_compressed-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><em>We're at the start of the dry season, but the waters are still high. This year, almost 8 metres of rain fell.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From December to June, these areas, known as Varze\u00e1, are more or less regularly flooded, sometimes over considerable distances around the watercourses (65,000 km\u00b2 and up to 80 km on either side of the river). This is a forest dominated by soft, fast-growing species, with a range of palm trees considered sacred by the Indians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the remaining 6 months, the Caboclos, \"the people of the waters\", cultivate this land rich in alluvial deposits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-7-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"Les Caboclos, descendants de colons portugais, indiens ou noirs vivent sur les berges dans des maisons sur pilotis.\" data-rl_caption=\"Les Caboclos, descendants de colons portugais, indiens ou noirs vivent sur les berges dans des maisons sur pilotis.\" title=\"The Caboclos, descendants of Portuguese, Indian and black settlers, live on the banks of the river in houses built on stilts.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1110\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-7-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"The Caboclos, descendants of Portuguese, Indian and black settlers, live on the banks of the river in houses built on stilts.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-7-Copier_compressed.jpg 900w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-7-Copier_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-7-Copier_compressed-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-7-Copier_compressed-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><em>The Caboclos, descendants of Portuguese, Indian and black settlers, live on the banks of the river in houses built on stilts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We sail down the course of the vast river, then take an arm skirting the island of Ituqui. After a few hours' sailing, our ship will anchor for several nights at different spots in this strange landscape, which is both aquatic and terrestrial. Water is everywhere, the source of an extravagant nature with which the Caboclos live in harmony. They have learnt to live with the elements, which are not always kind, to observe nature, to feed off it and to love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even ants and termites have adapted, building their nests in the forks of trees...<br>The journey is punctuated by meals (delicious and cooked with fresh produce) and outings ashore.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-8-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"Une \u00e0 deux fois par jour, les passagers sont invit\u00e9s \u00e0 embarquer dans des annexes pour d\u00e9couvrir la faune et la flore de la for\u00eat inondable.\" data-rl_caption=\"Une \u00e0 deux fois par jour, les passagers sont invit\u00e9s \u00e0 embarquer dans des annexes pour d\u00e9couvrir la faune et la flore de la for\u00eat inondable.\" title=\"Once or twice a day, passengers are invited to board tenders to discover the flora and fauna of the floodplain forest.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-8-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"Once or twice a day, passengers are invited to board tenders to discover the flora and fauna of the floodplain forest. \" class=\"wp-image-1111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-8-Copier_compressed.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-8-Copier_compressed-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Once or twice a day, passengers are invited to board tenders to discover the flora and fauna of the floodplain forest.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sumptuous landscape of golden lagoons, water hyacinth meadows and sand spits. One of the richest ecosystems in the world: over 60,000 varieties of plants, 2,000 species of birds and as many fish, not to mention some 400 types of mammal. You need to be attentive and silent to catch sight of toucans, mangrove anises, green parrots, crested hoazins - birds with tawny plumage and red eyes rimmed with blue - or a marsh kite eating a crab. While the jacanas trample the aquatic vegetation with their long slender fingers in search of insects, howler monkeys howl in the canopy. Their characteristic sonic prowess is intended for their fellow monkeys, but is enjoyed by all the inhabitants of the jungle. This doesn't seem to bother the sloths and iguanas lounging in the branches. Their cries, however, send egrets and herons flying into the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-9-2-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"Un aigle s\u2019est pos\u00e9 sur une noix de sapuca\u00ef.\" data-rl_caption=\"Un aigle s\u2019est pos\u00e9 sur une noix de sapuca\u00ef.\" title=\"An eagle has landed on a sapucai nut.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1112\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-9-2-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"An eagle has landed on a sapucai nut.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-9-2-Copier_compressed.jpg 900w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-9-2-Copier_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-9-2-Copier_compressed-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-9-2-Copier_compressed-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><em>An eagle has landed on a sapucai nut.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the way back to the mouth of the rio Curua-Una (literally black water) and the village of Pacoval, home to a community of quilombolas (the name given to the descendants of the inhabitants of the old quilombos, communities formed by runaway slaves before the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1887), we come across a herd of water buffalo swimming across the river. A few fishermen cast their nets from their pirogues. While in a quiet little cove, women wash themselves and their clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-10-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"Pr\u00e8s des berges, on d\u00e9couvre les n\u00e9nuphars g\u00e9ants : Victoria amazonica dont les feuilles en forme de plateau peuvent atteindre 3 m\u00e8tres et supporter le poids d\u2019un enfant dit-on.\" data-rl_caption=\"Pr\u00e8s des berges, on d\u00e9couvre les n\u00e9nuphars g\u00e9ants : Victoria amazonica dont les feuilles en forme de plateau peuvent atteindre 3 m\u00e8tres et supporter le poids d\u2019un enfant dit-on.\" title=\"Near the banks, you can discover the giant water lilies: Victoria amazonica, whose tray-shaped leaves can grow to 3 metres and are said to support the weight of a child.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-10-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"Near the banks, you can discover the giant water lilies: Victoria amazonica, whose tray-shaped leaves can grow to 3 metres and are said to support the weight of a child.\" class=\"wp-image-1113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-10-Copier_compressed.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-10-Copier_compressed-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Near the banks, you can discover the giant water lilies: Victoria amazonica, whose tray-shaped leaves can grow to 3 metres and are said to support the weight of a child.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-10-bis-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"Pr\u00e8s des berges, on d\u00e9couvre les n\u00e9nuphars g\u00e9ants : Victoria amazonica dont les feuilles en forme de plateau peuvent atteindre 3 m\u00e8tres et supporter le poids d\u2019un enfant dit-on.\" data-rl_caption=\"Pr\u00e8s des berges, on d\u00e9couvre les n\u00e9nuphars g\u00e9ants : Victoria amazonica dont les feuilles en forme de plateau peuvent atteindre 3 m\u00e8tres et supporter le poids d\u2019un enfant dit-on.\" title=\"Near the banks, you can discover the giant water lilies: Victoria amazonica, whose tray-shaped leaves can grow to 3 metres and are said to support the weight of a child.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1114\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-10-bis-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"Near the banks, you can discover the giant water lilies: Victoria amazonica, whose tray-shaped leaves can grow to 3 metres and are said to support the weight of a child.\" width=\"825\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-10-bis-Copier_compressed.jpg 825w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-10-bis-Copier_compressed-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-10-bis-Copier_compressed-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-10-bis-Copier_compressed-600x436.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/a><em>Near the banks, you can discover the giant water lilies: Victoria amazonica, whose tray-shaped leaves can grow to 3 metres and are said to support the weight of a child.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maguari_et_la_foret_primaire\"><\/span>Maguari and the primary forest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During the cruise, several walks are organised to discover the primary forest, where man has never intervened. The most notable is the excursion into the secondary forest (which was once exploited and then returned to a wild state) and then the primary forest in the Tapajoara extractivist reserve, which covers 600,000 ha. This is a 6-hour walk supervised by native guides from the village of Maguari, a community on the shores of the Tapajos National Forest, who help us discover some of the secrets of this green ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lushness and exuberance of the Amazon rainforest are often the words most often used to describe it. A prolific belly that is thought to be inexhaustible. But it is also a fragile universe where the balance is precarious, with natural riches that whet the appetite of multinationals and human beings alike. The damage caused to the forest is extensive and began with the opening up of the Amazon by road. Day by day, the damage is increasing and intensifying. Deforestation is steadily increasing, in particular to plant soya, which ruins the soil in twenty years or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-11-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"La racine d\u2019imbauba est gorg\u00e9e d\u2019eau et permet de se d\u00e9salt\u00e9rer.\" data-rl_caption=\"La racine d\u2019imbauba est gorg\u00e9e d\u2019eau et permet de se d\u00e9salt\u00e9rer.\" title=\"The imbauba root is full of water and is a great thirst-quencher.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1115\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-11-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"The imbauba root is full of water and is a great thirst-quencher.\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-11-Copier_compressed.jpg 900w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-11-Copier_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-11-Copier_compressed-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-11-Copier_compressed-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><em>The imbauba root is full of water and is a great thirst-quencher.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Machetes in hand, our guides lead the way. Progress is slow in the tropical heat and humidity. The instructions are not to stray from the path. And not to touch any of the beautiful, brightly coloured little frogs you might come across, as they are poisonous. Nor the spiders, some of which are extremely painful to bite. Beneath the foliage, the primary forest sounds of a thousand spirits. Occasionally, the cry of a monkey can be heard from the canopy, but they are fearful and flee at our approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-12-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"La randonn\u00e9e nous fait d\u00e9couvrir d\u2019immenses arbres vieux de 600 \u00e0 plus de 1000 ans.\" data-rl_caption=\"La randonn\u00e9e nous fait d\u00e9couvrir d\u2019immenses arbres vieux de 600 \u00e0 plus de 1000 ans.\" title=\"The hike takes us past huge trees ranging in age from 600 to over 1,000 years.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1116\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-12-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"The hike takes us past huge trees ranging in age from 600 to over 1,000 years. \" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-12-Copier_compressed.jpg 900w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-12-Copier_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-12-Copier_compressed-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-12-Copier_compressed-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><em>The hike takes us past huge trees ranging in age from 600 to over 1,000 years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photo-13-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"\u00c0 ces orgues naturels pendent des lianes qui servent de balan\u00e7oires aux enfants du groupe.\" data-rl_caption=\"\u00c0 ces orgues naturels pendent des lianes qui servent de balan\u00e7oires aux enfants du groupe.\" title=\"From these natural organs hang creepers that serve as swings for the children in the group.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photo-13-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"From these natural organs hang creepers that serve as swings for the children in the group. \" class=\"wp-image-1117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photo-13-Copier_compressed.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/photo-13-Copier_compressed-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>From these natural organs hang creepers that serve as swings for the children in the group.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the trunks stand out in admiration: Cassia alata (at the foot of which you can find their yellow flowers), ficus, itauba, Brazilian walnut trees, imbauba, the roots of which provide water when cut... In the canopy, the crowns of the trees barely mingle. It's as if these majestic creatures avoid touching each other, a phenomenon that scientists find hard to explain and which they call \"tree shyness\".<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-14-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"Fleur de sapuca\u00cf.\" data-rl_caption=\"Fleur de sapuca\u00cf.\" title=\"Sapucai flower.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-14-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"Sapucai flower.\" class=\"wp-image-1118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-14-Copier_compressed.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-14-Copier_compressed-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em> Sapucai flower.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this immense hanging garden, the trees offer their flowers, invisible from the ground, to a huge variety of pollinators. Here and there, a bright red passionflower stands out. Insects can't miss it. On the other hand, the morphos, the large metallic blue butterflies, although easy to spot, are impossible to follow and even harder to photograph because they are so fast. After a visit to the \"grandmother of the forest\", its oldest tree, we return to the Amazon Dream, which resumes its journey on the Tapajos towards the Mundurucus village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rituel_chez_les_Mundurucus\"><\/span>Ritual among the Mundurucus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-15-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"Petite fille Mundurucus par\u00e9e pour le rituel.\" data-rl_caption=\"Petite fille Mundurucus par\u00e9e pour le rituel.\" title=\"Little Mundurucus girl dressed for the ritual.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-15-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"Little Mundurucus girl dressed for the ritual.\" class=\"wp-image-1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-15-Copier_compressed.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-15-Copier_compressed-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Little Mundurucus girl dressed for the ritual.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the evening, in the village of Bragan\u00e7a, we will attend a ritual of thanksgiving to 'Mother Nature' for her benefits and generosity. A beautiful moment of authenticity and sharing. At dusk, our Mundurucus hosts come to fetch us in a dug-out canoe, in silence, as if to better immerse us in the forest that surrounds us. This Amazonian ethnic group was once a bellicose nation, raiding other territories for trophies of enemy heads. Today, they are hunters, fishermen and farmers fighting for their survival while remaining attached to their ancestral rites. They still paint their bodies with tortoise shells, the cunning and determined animal that defeats tapirs, jaguars and anacondas, before performing their ritual invocation of the mother of the forest to obtain her permission to go hunting, to be lucky and to bring back good catches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lart_du_voyage_lent\"><\/span>The art of slow travel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Excursions into the forest or small villages and outings in dinghies or dugout canoes alternate with peaceful hours of sailing, which everyone can enjoy in their own way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-16-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-rl_title=\"Au programme, farniente sur le pont-bar, sieste dans les cabines climatis\u00e9es, discussions entre passagers autour d\u2019une ca\u00efpirinha (d\u00e9licieux cocktail br\u00e9silien \u00e0 base de cacha\u00e7a et de citron vert) ou de jus de fruits locaux.\" data-rl_caption=\"Au programme, farniente sur le pont-bar, sieste dans les cabines climatis\u00e9es, discussions entre passagers autour d\u2019une ca\u00efpirinha (d\u00e9licieux cocktail br\u00e9silien \u00e0 base de cacha\u00e7a et de citron vert) ou de jus de fruits locaux.\" title=\"The programme includes lounging on the deck bar, napping in the air-conditioned cabins and chatting to other passengers over a caipirinha (a delicious Brazilian cocktail made from cacha\u00e7a and lime) or local fruit juice.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1120\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-16-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"The programme includes lounging on the deck bar, napping in the air-conditioned cabins and chatting to other passengers over a caipirinha (a delicious Brazilian cocktail made from cacha\u00e7a and lime) or local fruit juice. \" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-16-Copier_compressed.jpg 800w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-16-Copier_compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-16-Copier_compressed-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-16-Copier_compressed-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><em> The programme includes lounging on the bar deck, siestas in the air-conditioned cabins, and discussions between passengers over a caipirinha (a delicious Brazilian cocktail made with cacha\u00e7a and lime) or local fruit juices.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And let's not forget the piranha fishing or the almost daily swimming breaks in the blue waters of the Tapajos. No one can resist it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-17-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-rl_title=\"Les plages de sable fin d&rsquo;un blanc \u00e9tincelant sont dignes des Cara\u00efbes et souvent elles ne sont que pour nous !\" data-rl_caption=\"Les plages de sable fin d&#039;un blanc \u00e9tincelant sont dignes des Cara\u00efbes et souvent elles ne sont que pour nous !\" title=\"The sparkling white sandy beaches are worthy of the Caribbean, and they&#039;re often just for us!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1121\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-17-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"The sparkling white sandy beaches are worthy of the Caribbean, and they&#039;re often just for us! \" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-17-Copier_compressed.jpg 900w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-17-Copier_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-17-Copier_compressed-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-17-Copier_compressed-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><em>The sparkling white sandy beaches are worthy of the Caribbean, and often just for us.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At dusk, when the skies turn pink and purple, the ipe and preciosa trees exhale their scents on the breeze. As night falls, the tops of the trees are outlined in the pale moonlight, the surface of the water, now black, sparkles under the stars and we can admire the Southern Cross, the symbol found on the Brazilian flag. It makes you think of Francisco de Orellana, who was the first to sail down the Amazon in 1542. Setting out from the banks of the Napo River in Ecuador, he was harassed by hostile tribes, and unwillingly allowed himself to be dragged down to Bel\u00e8m, where he landed after several months of sailing, recounting epic battles against formidable female warriors. In fact, they were Indians from the Tapuya tribe, in which the women were apparently not reduced to domestic chores but fought naked alongside the men. Orellana thought he saw the Amazons of Greek mythology, and so he named the river. ...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_bateau_et_son_equipage\"><\/span>The boat and its crew<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-18-Copier_compressed.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-17\" data-rl_title=\"universvoyage.com\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"universvoyage.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-18-Copier_compressed.jpg\" alt=\"The Amazon Dream\" class=\"wp-image-1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-18-Copier_compressed.jpg 900w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-18-Copier_compressed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-18-Copier_compressed-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Photo-18-Copier_compressed-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At 27.50 metres long, the Amazon Dream is a ship of traditional design, built from Ipe and Itauba wood. It left the shipyard in 2007. Its cruising speed is 11-12 knots (20-22 km\/h). Its 380 hp Scania engine makes a speed of 12 knots. G.P.S., sonar, compass, radio and echo sounder complete the equipment in the wheelhouse. The captain and his first mate, the mechanic, the bartender and his assistant, the cook, 2 chambermaids, a guide and a young Franco-Brazilian trainee who assists him make up the crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boat offers 9 very comfortable cabins (air-conditioned, private bathroom) and can accommodate 18 passengers in remarkable conditions of welcome, service and safety. A team of enthusiasts will share with you their knowledge of the fauna, flora and people of the Amazon rainforest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Getting there : <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleuves-du-monde.com\/voyage-amazone\/amazon-dream\">https:\/\/www.fleuves-du-monde.com\/voyage-amazone\/amazon-dream<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text and Photos : <\/strong>Brigitte Postel<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There's a land where immense skies are reflected. A land where water draws harmonious labyrinths, where getting lost is an unforgettable adventure, where forests, rivers and lakes intertwine inextricably. 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