It is common in regions of humid soils near rivers and lakes. There murici other species, including shrubs, and characteristic of them all is the small, edible fruit, the acid taste. Fruit native to northeastern Brazil, is found in mountainous regions and near the coast. Already known since 1570 by the Indians as mureci. Today known as murici, murixi, muruci and fruit guan. The yellow color when ripe, is striking. Despite the small size has intense flavor and aroma and distinctive, not compared to other fruit. It can be used in making fruit juices, jams, liqueurs, jams and ice cream.
Açai
The fruit of the acai palm has a highly ornamental, multiple trunks up to 25 m tall, slightly curved and presenting visible roots at the base, smooth stem. Its fruits are born in the clusters in number 3-8 per plant. Its frequency in the lower Amazon reaches such that it produces homogeneous populations.
Its regeneration is unusually large even being killed by voraciously palm industry. It blooms almost all year round, but predominantly from September to January. The maturation of the fruit there is for most of the year, with greater intensity in the months July to December.
The fruits are highly prized by Amazonian population for the manufacture of wine of acai, which is a popular food supplement. The palm is also much appreciated, but mainly used by the canning industry.
Drink extracted from the small fruit of the assai palm, palm sized slim which reaches 30 feet tall and produces clusters with dozens of seeds (fruits) beady. Color purple, the drink is well extracted, put up the lumps of acai soak in water to soften the thin outer shell that covers it. Then the seeds are mixed with water at a clay bowl machine itself, is then skimming the mixture in particular sieves to obtain a purple liquid, viscous unique and characteristic flavor.
Becomes frozen with sugar, tapioca flour or flour waterline. There are those who enjoy without sugar. It is nourishing and refreshing. It is also delicious in making ice cream, liquor, mousses, etc..
Tucumã
Tucumanzeiro fruit of palm, which reaches a height of 10m. This palm produces bunches with numerous fruit ovoid, greenish-yellow skin and fibrous pulp, yellow, characteristic, which covers the core. Many other typical fruits of Para enrich this relationship, although not as sharp intake as previously mentioned: uxi, Umari and pari-bacuri.
So many others have an impact in Brazil or in only some regions, not being exclusive Para: sleeves, buriti genipap inga, cherimoya, apricot, plum-the-wilderness, guava, jackfruit, tamarind, sapodilla, carambola, mari mari- , pineapple, Tootles, etc.
Acerola
Acerola is a fruit native to Central America, South America and the Caribbean islands, also known as cherry Antilles. It is well known because of its high content of ascorbic acid, or vitamin, with only two fruits daily needs of vitamin C are remedied. Importantly, the more green fruit is more vitamin C and still have, depending on the time of harvest that can undergo change in the amount of vitamin C. Besides this, the acerola also contains vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, calcium, phosphorus and iron.
Acerola suffers variation in terms of their color, their size and their shape, by having several species. It is extremely fragile, remains in the foot by only two days after reaching maturity. As regards the taste, the fruits may be sweet, sour and super-acid of which its use is greater in the juice production, which does not constrain the other purposes.
The fruit is widely used by people with influenza, lung disorders, liver disease, cavities and gum disease. Rise of a tree called acerola that develops in regions of tropical and subtropical climate. Their proliferation can occur through the planting of the seed by grafting techniques and / or cutting. The medium acerola has about three meters tall with shrub features. Under constant irrigation, the tree produces fruit all year round and not watered land so often bears fruit up to four times a year. In this case, the Barbados cherry blossoms and fruits especially during the spring and summer.
Why travel?
Because: - Open new horizons - Brings new friends - Relax - Do not take anyone out of business (ever seen someone go bankrupt because he made a trip?) - Can appears the love of his life; - Etc., Etc.., Etc..
When? Where possible.
In little vacation in the summer holidays, when you are unemployed, etc..
For who? For all. Old men, children, honest, not much, political, religious, atheists, boring, friendly, housewives, executives, husbands, wives, teens, adults, students, workers, and of course, adventurers.
Where? To Santarém in Pará.
How? By plane and boat.
The important thing is to go and not spend his life behind a desk, counter, computer, television or mirror.
Come and discover the secrets of the Amazon.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
WHY NOT JOIN YOUR GROUP OF FRIENDS AND GO ON THIS ADVENTURE?
Paradisiacal landscapes and urban mix in this vast region. The tranquility and mystery of the forest contrast with the rapid pace of Manaus and Belém Along the streets of cities, with its colonial buildings, found a bit of our history with the same pleasure with which we hear the tales told by the inhabitants of small towns in the interior of the jungle.
All this makes Amazon a very attractive destination.
Explore the vast Amazon rainforest is to discover a world of shapes, flavors, colors and exotic sounds. Along rivers or in the heart of the woods, the multiplicity of plants, trees and animals surprises even the most experienced travelers.
Why not join your group of friends and go on this adventure?
Contact us:
Vítor Hugo Quaresma
International telephone:00351938767968
E-mail:vitordiscus@gmail.com
Maria João Tavares
International telephone: 00351966597974
E-mail: expeditionssantarem@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/santaremdiscusexpeditions
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
- Curiosities
PREGUIÇA like to take his time. Walk slowly and nothing disturbs your peace. She sleeps all day in the trees, hanging from a branch by four feetwith his back to the ground and with his head hanging on his breast. Preguiça is in this position for hours without moving. Your reactions, your digestion and even your breathing is slow.
Preguiça an mammal that lives hanging in the trees in Brazil. They have a a small face and look like they are always smiling. Sloths eat only one thing: embaúba sheets. These animals are so lazy because of the heat. . The Preguiça is an animal very common in Brazil.
Come and see this animal! PREGUIÇA
Pirarucu is one of the largest freshwater fish in rivers and lakes of Brazil. You can reach three meters and weight up to 200 kg is a fish that is usually found in the Amazon Basin, more specifically in the areas of floodplain, where the waters are calmer. This fish is one of the largest freshwater in the world, and also known as cod in the Amazon. Its name comes from Tupi two terms: pirá, "fish" and annatto, "red" due to the color of its tail.
In Indian mythology Pirarucu was an Indian who belonged to the tribe of uaiás, who inhabited the plains of southwestern Amazonia. He was a brave warrior, but had a wicked heart, even as the son of Pindar, a man of good heart and head of the tribe. Pirarucu was full of vanity, selfishness and too proud of his power. One day, while his father was a friendly visit to neighboring tribes, Pirarucu took advantage of the opportunity to take hostage the Indian village and run them without any reason. Pirarucu also loved to criticize the gods. Tupa, the god of gods, Pirarucu observed for a long time, until they decided to punish behavior tired of Pirarucu. Tupa Polo called and ordered him espalhase his most powerful lightening in the whole area. He also called Iururaruaçu, the goddess of streams, and ordered it to provoke the strongest torrents of rain on Pirarucu, who was fishing with other Indians the banks of the Tocantins River, not far from the village. The fire Tupa was seen throughout the forest. When Pirarucu saw the wild waves of the river and heard the angry voice of Tupa, he just ignored them with a laugh and words of contempt. Then Tupa sent Chandoré, the demon who hates men, to shoot lightning and thunder on Pirarucu, filling the air with light. Pirarucu tried to escape, but as he ran through the branches of trees, lightning lightning sent by Chandoré, hit the heart of the warrior who even then refused to apologize. All those who were with Pirarucu ran into the jungle terribly frightened, while the body of Pirarucu, still alive, was taken to the depths of the Tocantins River and transformed into a giant, dark fish. Pirarucu waters disappeared and never returned, but for a long time been the terror of the region
Usually eaten here em Santarém, Through Sumo, sorvetes, etc! Delicious! Um ler worth paying attention or power gives pouco on Graviola.
The graviola or pine of Guinea-Bissau (Annona muricata) is a plant native to the Antilles, where it is in the wild. In Brazil, became subespontânea in the Amazon, is grown primarily in the Northeast states. Prefers humid, low altitude, and does not require much in relation to land.
The graviola is a small tree (reaches 4-6 feet tall) and found in almost all tropical countries, with bright green leaves and yellow flowers, large and isolated, which arise on the trunk and branches. The fruits are oval, pale green pods are large, up to weigh between 750 grams to 8 kilograms and giving the whole year. It contains many seeds, black, surrounded by a white flesh, sweet and sour flavor, very delicate and considered by many like the custard apple.
FRUIT TO CURE CANCER AND IS 10,000 TIMES STRONGER THAN A CHEMOTHERAPY AND NOT BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU WANT BUT THE MAJOR DRUG CHAINS would stop SELL THEIR PRODUCTS macabre ...
THE MOST POWERFUL ANTI-CANCER DELPLANETA
The soursop or graviola fruit tree is a miracle product to kill cancer cells. Is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy. Why are not aware of it? Because there are organizations interested in finding a synthetic version, which allows them to make fabulous profits. So from now on you can help a friend in need, letting him know that you should drink soursop juice to prevent the disease. Its flavor is pleasant. Ypor course does not produce the horrible effects of chemotherapy. And it does have the ability to do so, soursop plant a tree in your backyard. All parts are useful.
The next time you want to drink a juice, order soursop. How many people die while this has been a closely guarded secret so as not to irrigation multimillion profits of large corporations? As you well know the soursop tree is low. Does not occupy much space, is known by the name of Graviola in Brazil, guava in Latin America, and "Soursop" in English.
The fruit is large and white flesh, sweet, eaten directly or it is normally used to make drinks, sherbet, sweets etc. The interest of this plant is due to their strong anti-cancer effects. Even though he attributed many more properties, the most interesting thing about it is the effect upon tumors .. This plant is a proven cancer cure for cancers of all types. Some say that is useful in all forms of cancer.
It is considered also as an anti-microbial spectrum width against bacterial and fungal infections, is effective against internal parasites and worms, regulates high blood pressure and antidepressant, combats stress and nervous disorders.
The source of this information is fascinating: it comes from one of the largest drug manufacturers in the world, who says that after more than 20 laboratory tests conducted since 1970 revealed that extracts: Destroy the malignant cells in 12 types of cancer, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreas ...
The compounds of this tree 10.000 times better demonstrated to act by slowing the growth of cancer cells the product Adriamycin, a chemotherapeutic drug, usually usadaen the world.
And what's even more amazing: this type of therapy, Graviola extract, or soursop, destroys only the malignant cancer cells and does not affect healthy cells.
Institute of Health Sciences, L.L.C. 819 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 1201
Amazonian
In our imagination the Amazon is usually associated with the State of Amazons and its capital Manaus. However the State of Pará, the second largest Brazilian state in area, representing 26% of the Brazilian Amazon and 49% of its natural attractions (Source: OAS)
Pará houses a part of the world’s largest river basin, the Amazon River basin, and this is where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean.
The Amazon has too Pará freshwater beaches and sea beaches, areas of virgin forest, mountains, lakes and most of the Amazonian rivers. But their culture formed by a real mix of inherited Indians, European immigrants, Africans and Asian culture Pará is undoubtedly the wealth of this region, and reserves to its visitors a fantastic experience full of aromas, flavours and colours and they do this a great reason to visit the region and live a rich experience full of discoveries Amazon.
- About Santarém Trips
Santarém Trips 2012 – Santarém – Nhamunda
Santarém Peixes Ornamentais Tours offers you a wide range of expeditions that will, for sure, match your expectations and interests. Obviously, to watch and enjoy beauty and biological diversity are our priority goals. If you are looking for beauty, adventure, wildlife experience and to share this outstanding moment in a great company, with a very friendly and active team, we will ensure that all requests will be fulfilled.
Not only will you enjoy one of your greatest sea and wildlife experience, as much as you will have the chance to get to know Santarém, an important regional market center in Lower Amazonia located midway between the larger cities of Belém and Manaus, bordered by the Amazon and the Tapajós rivers. Both run along many kilometers in the front of the city, side by side, without mixing. The Amazon's milky colored water carries sediment from the Andes in the East, while the Tapajós's water is somewhat warmer and has a deep-blue tone.
Came visit Amazon with us Santarém Discus
First film made in the jungle in search of new Wild Discus the season of 2009/2010 collection
Arapuins Barra Grande
-Expedition description One night in Santarém and 9 days in Amazon in a very comfortable boat.
Food, drinks, sightseeing, meeting the local communities, fishing among other diverse activities are some of moments we want to share with you. Again, bare in mind that the fished Discus will be one of the greatest physical souvenirs that you will have the chance to take home with you.
In our September and October Expedition Santarém, Lago Grande, Inanu, Óbidos, Oreximina, Nhamunda and Low Nhamunda are some of the places we are happy to show you and take you to. Visits to new and almost unknown sea sanctums where most likely unseen moments will be experienced.
Please bare in mind that with us, you will also have the chance to:
- Hiking on forest trails through primary and secondary rainforest
- Fish with local fishermen, collect, watch and study of ornamental tropical fish
- Small boat through flooded forest, on small rivers, etc.
- Night hikes in the forest to watch nocturnal reptiles, birds and fish
- Learn about the Amazon Community
- Visit the typical marketplaces in the city of Santarém, Nhamunda
- Visit the historic center of Santarém
- Alter do Chão
-Ponte de Pedras
- Tapajos
- Visit our farm and buying same of our wild fish
- Boat-Based Expeditions
- Our boat-based expeditions are aboard our pamacari-style river boat, the Duarte .
- Boat based expeditions: Our boat-based expedition will take place aboard our typical pamacari-style river boat, Duarte.
Please have a look also in our gallery and videos, where you can check some curiosities.
- Our boat is a typical boat-based expedition runs through many river miles, and allows access to more remote areas than a land-based trip.
-Several hours each day are spent monitoring rivers and waterways, with periodic stops at sites of interest.
-Rivers and waterways can be seen throughout the trip or in the many periodic stops
-Every night is usually spent in a new location. The exact stops depends on the river tides as much as the water levels
-Black-water lakes for fishing purposes are also in our trip plan
-Local village to trade for handicrafts or to see how the people live. Generally, a wide range of stops are included on any given boat-based trip, allowing participants to see and do a various activities.
Be our guest and join one of the most exciting and wonderful adventure, where you can experience from love boats under both day and night amazing skies sceneries to the most rare and exciting and unexplored places.
Relax, calm and stressfree our some of our strongest key points
Getting to know whether by boat, or by foot, with our hybrid trips, the local people and the whole environment, by hiking some local trails, swimming, collect aquarium fishes, among other activities, as much as getting the chance to shoot the most awesome pictures not only in sea seeing trips, but also see pink or grey dolphins, or even the most rare bird species, or botanic exemplars, are some of our features , we want to deliver to our customers.
- Expeditions/Price
Price: The 9 days trip - €2500 (For 2nd trips, prices are lower)
Bonus: 6 wild Discus caught in the Expedition
Discounts and Incentives
2nd time clients are always eligible for expedition discounts. Additional discounts or commission may be awarded to clients who recruit additional expedition participants. Families and larger groups may also have discounts
What is included
-Airport transfer
-Luggage handling
-Flight reconfirmation service at the Santarém airport (inbound and outbound)
-Hotel in Santarém (1 night)
-Transfer service and luggage handling between hotel and port facilities in Santarém.
-Luggage handling between the hotels and the transfer boats
-Bilingual tour guiding and services
-All river transportation and use of river boat during boat-based expeditions. Use of expedition skiffs for excursions. Services of crew members for operating expedition boats and skiffs.
-All river transportation, use of field site facilities, trails, etc., during land-based expeditions. Use of expedition skiffs for excursions.
-All meals while aboard river boats or at Amazon field stations. Also purified drinking water, tea and coffee.
-Full complement of linens, towels, etc., aboard river boats or at Amazon field stations. ~
What’s not included:
-National and international air fare from your hometown to Santarém
-Fees for passports, visas, or other identity documents.
-Any airline "excess luggage" or "oversize luggage" charges.
-Any airline charges for luggage requiring special handling.
-Any hotel costs (if needed) in Santarém or other locations while you are in route to/from Santarém
-National or international airport departure taxes (including Brazil domestic fly).
-Items of a personal nature, including prescription medicines, souvenirs, toiletries, insect repellent, etc.
-One or two meals in Santarém as noted in detailed trip itineraries.
-Hotel and other costs for extra days/nights spent in Santarém before or after expeditions.
-Alcoholic beverages & carbonated drinks during the expedition
-The cost of any permits that may be required for exporting items (tropical fish, plants, etc.) from Brazil. If you do plan on exporting items that may need a permit, plan this well in advance - it takes a long time to arrange permits, and we won't be able to help at the last minute.
Payments/Booking:
- 60/% advanced deposit should be made simultaneously with the booking and the other 40% one month before the expedition. Payment should be made by bank transfer. Expeditions will take place between September and February and bookings should be made till the end of June.
- Bank Transfers
- Payments may also be made by direct electronic transfer from your bank to the Banco do Brazil escrow account. Your bank will use either the foreign wire code (Swift code) or the ABA code. Contact us for details if you wish to make a bank transfer
-Some Expeditions
Norwegians /Aquamania Amazon Tour 2011
Expedicion October 2009 - Rio Tapajos
Expedicion October 2009 – Jaraqui, Inanu, Nhamunda, Low Nhamunda anda Jacarecapa
Expedicion to Alto Nhamunda 2008
-Travel Program Amazon Trip 2012
1st Day
15:00Transfer from Airport to Hotel Santarém
16:30Check in at Hotel and on our tour briefing
17:00 Walk through the Amazon Beach – The Caribe Amazon Alter do Chão
18:00 Dinner in Amazon Beach – Ponta do Curáru before any of the be sunsets on the planet, on a
deserted beach
20:00Back to Hotel
2nd Day
09:00Breakfast at the Hotel
10:00 Start of the River Boat Trip Tapajós towards Obidos
12:30 Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meat meal)
14:00 Arrival at the town of Óbidos (diving and fishing of wild fish researches)
18:00Departure of Óbidos
19:00 Dinner at Boat (typical food fish Amazon Peacock Bass)
20:00Movie Night on DVD
21:30Departure of Oxemiriná all night Travel by boat
3rd Day
09:00Breakfast at the boat
10:00 Start of the River Boat Trip Trombetas – direction Oxemiriná
12:30 Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meat)
14:00 Arrival at the town of Oxemiriná (diving and fishing of wild fish
researches with our fisherman Meiocá) Lago Salomão – secret place for
the best Wild Discus
19:00 Dinner at Boat (typical food of fish Amazon – Arapaima “Pirarucu”
20:00View the photos and videos of the day
21:00Movie Night on DVD
22:30 Departure of Oxemiriná all night Travel by boat to Nhamunda Island
4th Day
09:00Breakfast at the Boat
12:00 Arrive of the River Nhamunda, direction Nhamunda island
12:30 Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)
14:00 Diving and fishing of wild fish researches with our fisherman Moyses
secret place for the best Wild Discus Red
19:00Dinner at Boat (typical food of fish Amazon)
20:00View the photos and videos of the day
21:00Movie Night on DVD
5th Day
09:00Breakfast on the Boat
10:00Visit the Nhamundá Island
12:30 Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)
14:00River walks around the Nhamundá Island
15:30Starting a smaller boat into the Low Nhamundá
18:00 Dinner (grilled fish) on a beach in the middle of the jungle on the way to
Low Nhamundá
18:30 Night adventure into the Low Nhamundá, fishing for Blue Discus Henckel,
apistograms, L’s fish and others Wild fish
19:30Arrival at our boat for rest and sleep
6th Day
10:00Breakfast on the Boat
11:00Free day to shopping on the Nhamundá Island
14:00 Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)
16:00Party Time – Open bar offering drinks
19:00Dinner at Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)
20:00Party Night in Nhamundá Island
21:00Departure of Nhamundá Island
7th Day
09:00Breakfast on the Boat
12:00 Lunch on the Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)
14:00 Near Oxemiriná stop to visit a new place for the collection of fish in a
different community. Possibility of diving and fishing
18:00Return to the city of Santarém
19:00Dinner at Boat (typical food of the Amazon meal)
20:00View the photos and videos of the day
21:00Movie Night on DVD
8th Day
07:30Arrival to Santarém City
08:00Breakfast on the Boat
09:00 Visit our company Santarém Discus Ltd. (Choose fish possible – handle
export documentation)
14:00Lunch on our fisherman’s house
15:00 Free day to shopping handicraft and visit Santarém
18:00Check in the Hotel in Santarém City
19:00Dinner in the Hotel
9th Day
08:00Breakfast in the Hotel and check out
09:00Visit our company Santarém Discus fish for packing and documentation
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