Sugarloaf Mountain

This morning we went up Sugarloaf Mountain. In Brazil a sugarloaf is a tall pot which is used to process sugarcane, not something you eat. The mountains that have this shape are called sugarloafs and this one by Rio harbour is the most famous.

It took two cable cars to reach the top. It was a bit hazy but there views were wonderful looking over the harbour to the distant Christ the Redeemer. More local interest was the climbers making the nearly 400m climb.

On the top we also saw many tiny White-Tufted Marmoset monkeys. Altogether we have seen 22 species of monkeys on this trip and 55 species of mammals.Read more