.......The Images

Amazonia

Guamá river, in Belém, Pará - Brazil, at the end of the day.	The Guamá bay, in front of Belém, Pará - Brazil, frequently suffers under thunderstorms that make navigation treacherous for the regional boats.	Regional boats come in all sizes and shapes, moving in and out of the Guamá bay, in front of Belém, Pará - Brazil.	Guamá river, in Belém, Pará - Brazil, at day's end.	The Rio Negro's drought in 2010, left many boats high and dry throughout the Amazon Basin, as there were days where the drop was greater than 30cm. Given that most regional bots have very shallow keels, a one-day nap often meant being stuck between 4 - 6 months, waiting for the rivers to rise again. Educandos, Manaus, in Amazonas - Brazil.
The Tumbiras river, affluent to the Negro, is also a "black water river", and often looks like crude oil, as it is so dark! Tumbiras, Amazonas - Brazil.	The historic lows of the amazon rivers in 2010, dried up many small rivers totally, like this tributary to the Taruma river, near Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	White sand beaches are typical of the black and transparent waters of the Amazon Basin during the dry season. This one seperates the Taruma river (front) from the Negro river (behind), close to Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	This "Igarapé" (generic amazon word for small river or stream), tributary to theTaruma river, is usually more than 20 metres wide, and a couple deep, but durig the epic low of the Negro river in 2010, dwindled to a mere trickle. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Regional boats, tied up in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Typical aspect of the jungle's floor, comprised of twigs, leaves, and other fallen matter. Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas, Brasil.	Leaf in a small river in Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas - Brazil.	Presidente Figueredo, in Amazonas - Brazil, has many small waterfalls. It is a protected region, and is well known for its pristine natural environment, as at the Araras waterfall (Cachoeira das Araras).	Nature's ways rapidly use the fallen trees to serve as a new habitat, while the fallen trees decompose and offer light to the undergrowth. Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas - Brazil.	The Araras waterfall divides into two falls, making for an even more enchanting view in Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas - Brazil.