.......The Images

Amazonia

Colourful canoe, in the clear emerald waters of the Rio Tapajós - the only large river of the amazon basin with this colour. Ponta de Pedras, near Santarém, Pará - Brazil.	When the rivers start dropping, the owners of the floating houses have to be wise, unless they fancy spending 6-8 months "stuck on the dry", waiting for the river to rise again! Careiro da Várzea, Amazonas - Brazil.	Near Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil, there is a small waterfall called "Cachoeira das Almas". It was threatened by predative exploration of rocks nearby, but is now part of a preserved area.	Famous flooded grass-plains close to Boa Vista, Roraima - Brazil.	"Ponta de Pedras" means "point of stones", and is indeed the most adequate name for this beach. When the waters of the Rio Tapajós are low, the beach-head explains the name. Ponta de Pedras, near Santarém, Pará - Brazil.
In the Amazon, nearly all life depends on the river, and many people live on it, in floating houses. It is not uncommon to find a vegetable patch as part of the floating house - usually just by the itchen. Careiro da Várzea, Amazonas - Brazil.	Lady out to fish lunch. Manaquiri, Amazonas - Brazil.	When the rivers are flooded, channels are made, allowing the locals to make "shortcuts", and hence avoiding long journeys. Puraquequara, Amazonas - Brazil.	Most regional boats do not have cabines: hammocks are the common accomodation. The first to arrive on the boat, get to choose, the others... have to satisfy themselves with what is left! Amazonas - Brazil.	When the rivers are high, it becomes evident why the houses are built on stilts! Paraná do Manaquiri, Amazonas - Brazil.
Regional boat on the black waters of the Rio Negro, near Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	The Iracema waterfall, at Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas - Brazil, is an extremely popular waterfall, and usually well visited over the weekends by tourists from Manaus, trying to escape from the overwhelming heat. It is in a nature preservation zone, and surrounded by untarnished jungle.	Regional Boats: sometimes, in order to get on or off, it is necessary to climb into another boat, which is docked up by the port, as space is often not available. In other cases, that is necessary, due to the boat's keel, versus the shallow riverside. Novo Airão, Amazonas - Brazil.	Recycling residues can be interesting, even to remote places, as some of the residues command a good price, such as aluminium.In Janauacá, Amazonas - Brazil, someone decided to help his pocket, and nature.	Fishing boat at Algodoal, Pará - Brazil. As the Rio Guamá is close to the Atlantic Ocean, the river suffers the influence of the The ocean's levels/tides.