Brasil!!

 

Mijn reis begin in Brazilië, dus mijn eerste blog zal ook over Brazilië gaan. Brazilië is een geweldig land die bijna een kwart van Zuid Amerika inneemt. De mooiste natuurparken zijn te vinden in:

 

THE AMAZON - The Largest Rainforest in the World: The mythical Amazon can only be described in superlatives. It covers an area of 5 million square kilometers of which 60% is on Brazilian territory. It is the largest and most intact rainforest region in the world.

 

PANTANAL - The Largest Wetlands in the World: In the centre of the South American continent lies the largest wetlands in the world: the Pantanal. Extending into three countries, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, its total area is an estimated 240,000 square kilometers (60% is in Brazil).

 

THE ATLANTIC FOREST - The Forgotten Rainforest of Brazil: The Atlantic Forest is one of the most threatened rainforests in the world. It used to stretch all along the Brazilian coast occupying an area of about 1.1 million square kilometers. Now less than 10% remains. Most of the forest cover in the states North of Salvador is gone.

 

CERRADO - The Magical Brazilian Heartland: The heartland of Brazil, the "cerrado", covers an area equal to Western Europe (2 million sq km) and is thought to be one of the South American continent's more ancient ecosystems.

 

CAATINGA - Ancient Badlands of Northeastern Brazil: Caa-tinga (caa = woods, tinga = white) is the Tupi Indian name for the typical vegetation of the backlands of the North East of Brazil. In the prolonged dry season, most of the thorny bushes, scrubs and contorted trees of the caatinga lose their leaves and you see a thicket of dull grey-white trunks and twigs.

 

Zie: https://www.ecotourism.org/brazil

 

 

Wil je deze mooie natuur behouden: TRAVEL GREEN! Probeer een van deze opties om je reis in de eco sfeer te houden.

 

 

Slapen

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-Amazon ecopark lodge (Manaus)

 

-Araras ecolodge (Pantanal: http://www.araraslodge.com.br/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=1&Itemid=55&lang=br)

 

-Pousada ecolodge (campo largo) http://www.pousadaecologica.com.br/

 

- Cayman lodge (Pantanal) http://www.caiman.com.br/english/03-refugio/fr-refugio.html

 

- Pousada Ecopan (Pantanal)

 

- Ilha do caju (aiaoses)

 

- Itamambuca Eco Resort, (Ubatuba)

 

 

Excursies

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-Brazil Ecotravs

Brazil Ecotraveloffers tailored itineraries and programs for group and independent travelers as well as tour outfitters, travel agencies, institutions and other organizations. Their mission is to promote environmentally responsible travel in Brazil, ensuring that the natural resources and local communities benefit now and in the future. This mission demonstrates the belief that the true beauty of a nation and its people is reflected in the traveler's eyes.

 

-eco tours 

Deze organisatie organiseert allerlei eco toura in de Pantanal. http://www.ecotours.com/dest_brazil.html

 

- Eco travel centre http://www.ecotravelcenter.com.br/publique/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?tpl=home

 

- als je alles wilt weten over eco tourisme in Brazilië check dan: https://www.ecotourism.org/brazil

Hier wordt uitgelegd hoe eco tourisme in Brazilië werkt en hoe dit tot stand is gekomen.

 

 

Transport

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bussen zijn in Zuid Amerika een grote belangrijke vorm van nationaal en internationaal transport. Een betere vorm van reizen dan met het vliegtuig en je rijd met +\- 80 man tegelijk. Ideaal dus!

 

 

Ga je binnenkort naar Brazilië? Hopelijk heb ik je geïnspireerd voor een Eco manier van reizen!