“Amazon River Cruise and Walk”
We did a half day group tour off of our cruise ship with Gil for a short
distance out of Santarem. There are two things that you should know.
First, though we did not visit an unspoiled national park area (you need
to go a much longer distance for that), Gil nevertheless did a great
job exposing us to native flora and fauna, as well explaining the
sociopolitical ups and downs of local Amazon society. Second, Gil is
tremendously entertaining. He goes a mile a minute with his thoughts,
and you may have some trouble following his weaving of threads, but I
guarantee that you will learn more in an hour with him than you would in
a day with somebody else. Gil's depth of knowledge is bottomless, and
his good nature relentless. Get him to tell you about the travails of
his family attempting to adjust to the region's new economic reality -
fascinating and sad. If you are in the Santarem locale, Gil is your man!
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