Amazonas

Manaus - The historical central city of the Amazon region at the confluence of the Solimões and Negro rivers was founded as a trade center along the waterway where it served over the centuries as an important point of exchange for the rubber trade, and in the modern era as a free trade zone for manufacturing. Manaus is a rustic city that serves as an excellent stop off point for further excursions into the heavily forested and wild Amazon region.