  Giant lilies on Boa Lake, off the Ampaiyacú River (a tributary of the Amazon) |
On Boa Lake there are giant water lilies. These amazing plants can each carry the weight of a small child, yet each looks so fragile that it seems the next breeze will waft it away like an organic frisbee. Boa Lake is one of four lakes of the Ampaiyacú River, itself just one of the 15,000 tributaries of the Amazon. The Amazon amazes in its ever-changing majesty.... and the best way to travel the River is in majestic style, aboard the expedition cruise ship the MV Explorer. A unique feature of Explorer trips is the onboard inflatable Zodiacs, sturdy rubber dinghies with outboard motors that can negotiate the narrowest tributaries.
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