Having lessons in the jungle

Here we are, making new friends and having geography and history lessons on a boat on the way to the rain forest in Pará, more exactly in the surroundings of Belém.

Getting to know about plants, fruits, rivers, legends and about the people.

Pick up cacau and try it! Yes! From the seed of this fruit is made chocolate.

Learning to open a Pará nut and ...

... to climb an Açaí tree with our "70 years old" host in the jungle.

Here I am showing my skills on climbing Acai palm trees. Success!

Getting in touch with the local fauna...

...and flora, under the shade of the 35m hight Sumaúma (Sequoia). Still a baby!

One lesson couldn't miss in the rain forest: how to extract latex from a Seringueira (rubber tree).

Awesome day in the rain forest with a great guide, Edilson, and the new friends, Stavi and Kaji.

That's what traveling is supposed to be about.

Cheers peeps!

River downwards to Caburé

Next morning at the harbor taking the motorboat to the peninsula Caburé.

The ride costed 50R$ per person in the low season (60R$ in the high season).

Girls just wanna have fun.

Down the River Preguiça.

The mangroves and the "flying" roots.

The palmtrees:

Açaí is used the production of ice cream.

The leave of the Carnaúba gives the Carnaúba wax.

An awesome sun shine and temperatures above 30C.

Challenged for a motor boat race.

First stop: the Pequenos Lençois ...

... and the locals.

Second stop: the light house in...

The Rio Preguiça flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the Caburé Peninsula, 35 km river downwards from Barreirinhas.

Late in the afternoon we drove back. Time for reflection inspired and supported by this awesome peace of Earth.

Good energy.

Cheers.

Juicy juices at Copacabana

Once in Brazil one must taste the exotic fruits and juices possible.

Frauke, Anja and Roman (from the left) quenching the thrust. 

Anja, Frauke and Roman discovered siriguela, cupú-açú, fruta do Conde and açaí today.

Delicious acaí bowl.

Tasty!