03 | February | 2015 | Around the World with Corey Sandler

By Corey Sandler, Destination Consultant Silversea Cruises

A MANAUS ALBUM. PHOTOS BY COREY SANDLER

The meeting of the waters at Manaus. The dark, clear waters of the Rio Negro meets the muddy main stream of the Amazon

SUNSET ON THE RIO NEGRO AT MANAUS

THE OPERA HOUSE AT MANAUS

TWO SIDES OF MANAUS: A GRAND MANSION OF THE RUBBER BOOM, AND A DIRT POOR SLUM

THE MERCADO OF MANAUS

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Henry Hudson Dreams and Obsession: The Tragic Legacy of the New World’s Least Understood Explorer (Kindle Edition)

By Corey Sandler, Destination Consultant Silversea Cruises

Silver Cloud put down her anchor in a tributary of the Amazon River for a relatively rare glimpse of life in an isolated village of Brazil, Boca da Valeria.

The village of less than 100 people is at the mouth (boca) of the Valeria River about 250 miles from Manaus

Ships do not call here all that often. Our crew brought boxes of clothing, food, and school supplies.

I am often asked by guests about the quality of life in remote places like this. My answer: we may find it difficult if not impossible to consider doing without all of the modern conveniences of our life, and we also do not have the right to decide for someone else whether or not they should remain in their ancient ways or join the modern world.

But this much I do know. People who do not know what they are missing are often quite happy. People who do know what they are missing can spend miserable lives in search of things they cannot get.

A BOCA DA VALERIA ALBUM. PHOTOS BY COREY SANDLER