Taracuá

After a crazy week in Peruvians biggest Amazonian city I returned to the Tres Fronteras. I only staid one night in Leticia and bought a ticket to Manaus on the next day.

I’ve chosen the same company. They had their first Monteiro ship in Tabatingas harbor anchored. Instead of a speed boat which would only take 30 hours but would leave on the next day, I decided to take the slow boat, once more. 3 nights 4 days on the river towards Manaus. Downstream. 1578 Kilometers later I arrived in Manaus.

But hang on, half way done the ship suddenly stopped its engines. Two police boats were approaching our ship while I was trying to get out of my hammock. People started getting nervous. The crew members were walking through the ship and asked as to take up our hammocks.
The Narcs came with big assault rifles and a cute dog. After one hour the guys returned to their boats and we continued our trip. The end.

How many Kilometers did I ride on the Amazon river?

Manaus - Tabatinga and back: 2x 1578 km
Santa Rosa- Iquitos and back: 2x 487 km
So far: 4130 km

Amazon river length: 6448 km

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