In order to explore the mysteries of the world's nature, some people go to the South Pole, the North Pole, Iceland, Greenland, Madagascar, the Cape of Good Hope, the Sahara Desert, and Ushuaia in South America......
But there is one place that many people dare not go, Manaus, in the hinterland of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, have you ever been there? The specific location is in the north of Brazil, in Manaus, the capital city of the Amazon state, which is the central city of the Amazon River basin and the center of the Amazon rainforest, located on the left bank of the Negro River, a tributary of the Amazon River.
Manaus location
Manaus location map
The Amazon River is navigable
Manaus is located in the hinterland, far from the sea, but it is a free trade port city, and 10,000-ton ships can reach the port of Manaus through the Amazon waterway. At present, Manaus covers an area of 14,300 square kilometers, which is about the size of Beijing, with a population of about 1.5 million, and is the largest city within a radius of 1,000 kilometers.
In the early days, Manaus was born of the rubber industry, and later Brazil established a free trade zone here, which led to the development of industry and trade, and gradually became a tourist destination, attracting tourists from all over the world. Surrounded by rivers and rainforests, the city of Manaus is like an island in nature, with Manaus as the center and access to the Amazon rainforest in all directions.
Overlooking the Amazon rainforest
Downtown Manaus
Bridge in Manaus
In the minds of tourists, the Amazon rainforest is the "must-visit place of life", the finale of all travelers, and some say that it is the last sacred place on earth, which is enough to explain the uniqueness of the Amazon rainforest.
Manaus is a top destination for visitors to the Amazon rainforest from all over the world, with a view of the edge of Manaus' city from the air, part of which is just across the road from the rainforest. This straight road separates two worlds, with a mysterious rainforest on one side and a city block on the other, and many tourists visit this road.
Some tourists believe that anything is possible in the Amazon rainforest, which is full of unknowns, beauty and danger, and is a place to be feared. Therefore, you must sign up for a group to travel there, and you can't go alone, or you can just take a walk around the city of Manaus.
I heard a tourist say that he followed the tour guide and tour group to dare to go deep into the Amazon rainforest, in the tropical rainforest often encounter pythons, with arms as thick as the python is scary to look at, making people instantly goosebumps. When they were hiking, they accidentally stepped on a sleeping python, and he and the python were stunned at that time, and they were in a stalemate for about ten minutes, and finally the python left on its own, probably scared away by the crowd.
Despite the crisis, the Amazon rainforest is still a source of desire. After all, this is the largest rainforest on Earth, covering an area of 7 million square kilometers, equivalent to 72% of the continent. Brazil accounts for 60% of the Amazon rainforest, and in addition to Brazil, the Amazon rainforest also extends to Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and this large area is a mysterious rainforest.
Manaus is across the road from the rainforest
The Amazon rainforest, known as the "world's animal and plant kingdom" and "the lungs of the earth", is a place that needs to be explored and protected.