Heart of the Jungle
The Amazon Rainforest had been at the very top of my bucket list for years, and I’d long wanted to explore the city of Manaus, otherwise known as the gilded city of the jungle. In the 1800s, the rubber industry made Manaus the richest city in South America, earning its nickname ‘the Paris of the Tropics.’
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