Amazon Up Close: The Passionate Adventurer's Guide to the Brazilian Amazon & the Pantanal (Adventure Guide)

The second revised edition of this guide, formerly "Fieldings Amazon", with jungle treks, canoe trips, jeep rides and cruises, as well as travel in the cities of Belem, Manaus, and Santarem. Extensive flora and fauna sections, trip preparations, health concerns, cultural aspects, eco-travel and historical background are included. Winner of Gold Medal, Lowell Thomas Competition for Best Guidebook.Passionate, adventurous and highly controversial, Pamela Bloom's book is more than a mere travel guide – it's a riveting adventure through one of the last unexplored frontiers. Join this veteran Brazil expert and leading rainforest scientists as they canoe down the big river and its tributaries, tramp through rainforest, unearth new medicinal herbs, commune with backwoodsmen and encounter some of the world's most remote tribes. Everything you need to know to follow in their footsteps is here:Travel tips for floating down the Amazon.What you must know in advance about bedding down in the forest.Secret sites for fabulous sportfishing.How to find clean sheets, hot food and the best nightclubs in the cities of Belem, Manaus and the Pantanal.A complete directory of flora and fauna.Shamanic adventures: rare close-up accounts of sacred rituals and tribal dances.Surviving in style: See if you have what it takes to survive leaky boats, fire ants, bugs with no brains, bureaucratic red tape and shaky planes with no flight attendants! Annotation Hunter Publishing is proud to offer travelers this collection of unique titles that are not part of any series and often stand alone in their field of coverage. The eclectic selection of topics includes cultural and historical travel, as well as books that are tailored to specific interests, such as golf, fall foliage or cruising. All books are written to the high standards you expect from Hunter and provide detailed, up-to-date information. Maps and photos complement the informative text. How to travel in this exotic land and survive in style, with a twinkle in your eye. Jungle treks, canoe trips, jeep rides, cruises. Travel in the major cities of Belem, Manaus and Santarem. Extensive flora and fauna sections. Trip preparation, health concerns, culture, eco-travel, history, Indian issues Passionate, adventurous and highly controversial, Pamela Bloom's Amazon Up Close is more than a mere travel guide - it's a riveting adventure through one of the last unexplored frontiers. Join this veteran Brazil expert and leading rainforest scientists as they canoe down the big river and its tributaries, tramp through rainforest, unearth new medicinal herbs, commune with backwoodsmen and encounter some of the world's most remote tribes. Everything you need to know to follow in their footsteps is here.