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- Destinations
- South America
- Brazil
- The Amazon
- Lake Janauari Ecological Park
Lake Janauari Ecological Park
This park, an hour by boat from Manaus on the Rio Negro,
provides a taste of the Amazon experience with its 9,000 acres of
dry land forests, lowlands and flooded forest (known as igapos).
Day package trips are available from Manaus including lunch in a
typical regional restaurant and a visit to the area's other main
attraction, The Meeting of the Waters. Daytrippers are also taken
on a canoe trip on the lakes and streams. Lake Janauari Park has
abundant examples of the famous Amazon Victoria-Nympheaceae water
lily that spreads its round leaves, measuring up to seven feet (two
metres) in diameter, on still shallow waters. The flowers, which
start out white and turn mauve then dark red, only last three
days.
Information & Facts
Language
The spoken language in Brazil is Portuguese, however
Spanish and English are also used in the cities.
Money
The Brazilian monetary unit is the real (BRL), plural reais.
There are 100 centavos to the real. The US dollar is also welcome
in most tourist establishments. In the main cities foreign
currencies and travellers cheques can be exchanged at banks or
cambios. There is an extensive network of ATMs in the
country and most major international credit cards are accepted.
Time
Brazil spans four time zones: Rio and Sao Paulo: GMT -2 (GMT
-3 April to October); Brasilia and Belm: GMT -3 (GMT -2 October to
March); GMT -4 in the West.