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Lima, Peru Western Springs Eric and Patrick arrive in Lima!Lima, Peru Lima, Peru Lima, Peru We're off!Muelle Pimentel, Peru A Dip in the Pacific Smooth Sailing Almost to Olmos Leticia, Peru A Day of Constant Climbing Riding Down Rolling into the Cloud Forest Climbing through the Cloud Forest The Great Descent Into the Amazon Basin Relaxing in Moyabamba A Day in Tarapoto Trading Bikes for Canoes Preparing to canoe the Huallaga River Our first day on the water The Long Push to Lagunas Flooded Rainforest Pacaya Samiria Monkeys Galore!Spaghetti for Breakfast Wild Pigs and Dolphins An Abrupt Awakening Eat Your (Palm) Heart Out!Eating from Mother Earth Floating Frogs A moment on the Maranon Chicken for lunch anyone?To Build a Raft Veinte de Enero, Peru Little Pueblo to Big City Iquitos, Peru Iquitos, Peru Wandering Around Belen Lima, Peru Homeward Bound!Stage 2 of the Trans-Amazon Expedition Begins!North America, Central America, and South America all in one Day A day of preparation In Iquitos Pacaya Samiria National Park Headquarters, Peru Back on the Amazon River!Paddling through the streets of Belen Thick Fog Howler Monkeys and Floating Houses Macaws!Thunder Under a Palm Roof The Team Meets an Anaconda...& Three Countries in One Day!Relaxing in Colombia A New Language and a Launcha Hammock Row A Lazy Day on the Launcha Paddling in Brazil Tiny Dots on the Water Bem-Vindos (Welcome), Hoeky!Cruise Ships and Canoes both land in Capebara Wildlife on the Parana Capea Searching for Dry Land Our first sloth!Piranha Fishing The Sounds of the Amazon Gestures of Kindness Vampire! (Bats) and Brazilian Martial Arts A Twenty-Mile Island The Sardine Fisherwoman Jaraqui Fishing Amazonian Cotton Candy Catfish for Dinner The Biggest City in Amazonas Market Day in Manaus and an Opera House The Rubber Museum Traveling Home Manaus, Brazil The Journey to Manaus - Everyone Arrives!Manaus Market Smells "Hurry Up and Wait"Dolphins Welcome Us to the River Dolphins, Bugs, and So Much More!Tabocal, Brazil Caiman on the Parana do Ramos Squirrel Monkeys and Sand Bars Water Buffalo A Narrow Escape!Stormy Weather Tony's Birthday Sloth Sighting Dourada: A Well-Traveled Fish Bug Report from Santarem Huge Trees and Waves Keep Us In Santarem The Melon Boat Schoolboat A Stiff Wind Pre-Dawn Paddling Jack-o'-Melon Trees Grow...In Canoes?!Monkey Play Love-Sick Water Buffalo Skirting Pirates Learning About Tides Cooking Over a Wood Fire Beautiful Butterflies An Accidental Swim A Day at School Arriving in Belem!A Zoo Where Animals Roam Freely Tony Says Goodbye The Market on Our Last Day In Brazil

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Trans-Amazon Expedition

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Jan 12 2004

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A team of explorers sets out on a student-directed, 3000-mile educational journey down the Amazon River.

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Between April 2007 and November 2008, Dave Freeman and Eric Frost will lead a team of scientists, journalists, and educators on a 2,900 mile journey across South America. The goal of the Trans-Amazon Expedition is to raise awareness about the important role the world's forests play in controlling climate change, and empower people to make changes in their lives, which will protect the world's remaining forests and combat global warming.

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	113. The Market on Our Last Day In Brazil Nov 21 2008, 01:42 AMBelem, Brazil10 photos In a few hours we will board an airplane to fly back home. Several emotions are running high: excitement, sadness, anxiousness, and a great sense of accomplishment. We are proud of ourselves for completing the Trans-Amazon Expedition and staying safe and healthy. Our last day in...

	112. Tony Says Goodbye Nov 19 2008, 10:48 PMBelem, Brazil8 photos This morning Tony left the group to head home to Sao Paulo. He is the first team member to go home and we already miss him. He has to leave today if he is going to make it home in time for his daughter’s birthday. He left early in the morning because he has a 4 day drive ahead of him. I...

	111. A Zoo Where Animals Roam Freely Nov 18 2008, 07:44 PMBelem, Brazil8 photos We had a busy day sightseeing today. There is no shortage of things to see in Belem. It is a very old city, with a long history. We spent the day checking out what it has to offer. Driving through crowded city streets was quite a contrast from canoeing. Our first stop was Emilio Goeldi...

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