Manaus, the "Paris of the Jungle," is the capital of Brazil's state of Amazonas. The former river village rests along the left bank of the Rio Negro, which merges with the mighty Amazon.
The Meeting of the Waters Cruise began with a scenic riverboat cruise on the Rio Negro toward a small cluster of islands. We were switched to motorized canoes and cruised the narrow channels in the tropical forest. Huge water lilies and a closer look at forest land made this like the "jungle boat ride" at Disneyland. After reboarding the riverboat we proceeded down river to view the Meeting of the Waters. This natural phenomenon occurs when the dark, clear waters of the Rio Negro and the muddy, yellow waters of the Solimoes River flow side by side. Where they meet is the official starting point of the Amazon.
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