Product Description
Penetrate the depths of today's most controversial ecosystem with Fielding's Amazon. Globe-trotting journalist Pamela Bloom takes the adventurous traveler beyond eco-tourism to discover the true nature of Amazonia by tramping through the jungle, cruising down the tributaries and more. This is the risk-taker's manual to exotic trekking through national parks, backwoods traveling in the Pantanal and hiking through everything from dune parks to stinky swamps. Ride the river - everything from chartered boat tours to canoe trips and from boatels to cruises. It includes an introduction to the Amazon's tumultuous political scene and the struggle for domination between the Indians and the goldminers. This tells you how to avoid mosquitos, mudslides and Indian massacres - a survival guide for the adventurous traveler. Learn how to spot everything from an anaconda to an androecium. This includes a complete color directory to Amazonia's flora and fauna. There are in-depth tours and itineraries including major Amazonian cities of Belem, Manaus and Santarem. It also teaches you how to travel with a conscience, with eco-friendly directions on where and when to interact with animals and how to avoid endangering Indians. It also has an Amazon Survival Te3st and Kit with questions to ask yourself before going and everything you need to know to prepare for a trip. Fielding guide are always the choice for the new traveler.
