August 21, 2007
The Sights of Belem, the Bosque
I am going to be posting more details of the youth conference later, but I thought that for now I would post some of the photos I took on a whirlwind tour of downtown Belem Saturday morning. I am going to divide these up into posts showing the individual points of interest.
Our first stop was an "environmental park" called "The Bosque". It was a very impressive place--mixing elements of a botanical garden and a zoo. It was like a slice of jungle in the middle of the city.
This is the entrance to the park.
This map gives and idea of how big it really is. You could conceivable spend all day seeing all there is to see.
One of the big attractions was the manatee--peixe boi in Portuguese.
There were colorful birds everywhere.
One of the more interesting places was a semi-indoor aquarium, where we had to literally step from stone to stone.
The water below us was full of exotic fish. No piranha...I think.
The park boasts many streams, lakes, and ponds, and many picturesque bridges...like this one.
My fearless (and very patient) guide was Ari, one of the young people from the church.
Next post...The fort.
Posted by Andrew on August 21, 2007 8:40 AM.
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