Brazil

Published May 2, 2004 12:00AM


The Trip-Finder, January 1998 Brazil Climbing Pico da Neblina The Route: Two weeks and 120 miles of backpacking through the Amazon rainforest, starting at the remote village of São Gabriel. The trip culminates in a steep but nontechnical climb of Pico da Neblina, Brazil’s highest mountain. When to go: Year-round Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous Travel advisory: If you take the Swallows and Amazons trip, be prepared to hump a 40-pound pack with all your gear and a share of the food and cooking equipment. High/low points: Trekking through the Amazon with the Caboclos river people, who can point out the medicinal value of every tree. Hanging your hammock from a tree that’s home to formiga de fogo, or stinging fire ants. Copyright 1998, Outside magazine

The Trip-Finder, January 1998
Brazil Climbing Pico da Neblina The Route: Two weeks and 120 miles of backpacking through the Amazon rainforest, starting at the remote village of São Gabriel. The trip culminates in a steep but nontechnical climb of Pico da Neblina, Brazil’s highest mountain. When to go: Year-round Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous Travel advisory: If you take the Swallows and Amazons trip, be prepared to hump a 40-pound pack with all your gear and a share of the food and cooking equipment. High/low points: Trekking through the Amazon with the Caboclos river people, who can point out the medicinal value of every tree. Hanging your hammock from a tree that’s home to formiga de fogo, or stinging fire ants. Copyright 1998, Outside magazine

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