Cruising on the Amazon River ‘highway’

Here comes the boat: The Voyager III docking at one of the towns. Boats like this are very common along the Amazon River. They are the lifeline of the people living in the towns and villages along the river.

There’s nothing like being crammed together in a long boat journey to learn more about the local people you’re with.

Standing at the port of Manaus, a city of about 2.5 million, I almost forgot I was right in the heart of the world’s largest rainforest. Situated in the Brazilian rainforest, it is a dense concrete jungle, with congested traffic and the hectic comings and goings of boats and container ships.