Little explanation about Manaus, who has a very interesting geography. Manaus is the capital of the state Amazonas and it is the only big city of this state. There are naturally some other towns and villages, but not many. Manaus is only accessible by air or by boat. And yes, a single main road go out (or return): and this road leads in Venezuela (so we can arrive by car if we come from there!)

At Manaus flows the Rio Negro and not the Amazon. This last one joins the Amazon at 8 km downstream to the port of the city. In this place, the Rio Negro, in black waters, and the Amazon (finally called Solimoes to this place), in yellow-brown waters, refuse to merge and continue to flow side by side on approximately 15 km, by ignoring magnificently! A unique spectacle!

This year during the rainy season, the Rio Negro reached a record height (for almost 100 years) and overflowed: the port was filled with water, certain roads also … But this summer, we are again not far from the record of dryness (it remains that 25 cm before reaching this record) We noticed it well when we joined our lodge during our trek in the jungle: the boat to go there put 2 hours instead of 30min-1 hour normally … The situation is rather disturbing! The Amazonia is thus one of first victims of the climatic disorder, while they make nothing!!!