wendy79

Do make sure you get your passport stamped in Tabatinga before you get the boat the rest of the way to Manaus. You need your entry/exit...

You have to define what "looks reasonable" means. The Taj Mahal is expensive and nouveau. Which may be your thing.

I always feel like most things are open on Sundays, but I haven't specifically gone shopping for these things then. I've been to one sort...

I would rather spend a few hours in Manaus proper than seven hours in the Manaus airport, you know? Drinking juice in front of the opera...

Yawn. "some of which you may not see other places", I said, which is true.

Tucuma, cupuacu, graviola, taperaba... the more common passionfruit, abacaxi pineapple, brazil nut, acai, guava, tapioca.

Heh. Well, I told you I didn't think you'd find anything (of the sort you're looking for) with the Manaus tour agencies. Good luck!

Leticia to Manaus is downstream, and as I mention above, I paid 170 reais last year. The trip costs less because it's much shorter (in...

Even if you're going to be there too late to do the official tour, you'll be able to see the opera house from the outside and probably take...

Where do you get the $350 figure? (ETA: Oh, you're talking about the upstream journey.)

No big deal that you don't speak Portuguese--you won't have to talk to anyone in anything that can't be communicated with gestures. I don't...

I'm not sure what you want re: a reference, besides tourists who have been there. I'm happy to describe my experiences in detail....

I don't know of any ziplining near Manaus. Check out Macuco Tours for some activities that might interest you at Iguazu--I did a tour that...

I think it would be foolish. Not only the potentially life-threatening aspect, but I think you'd have a hard time seeing very much, or...

I think the amount you're taking should work well. You'll probably have money left over, but it's good to have a cushion. Some days you'll...