ORIANA heads up the Amazon

Following some 'island hopping' in the Caribbean ORIANA is currently heading up the Amazon River for several ports of call in Brazil.
Sailing by the city of Macapa on the way up river ORIANA is on route to Manaus a city whose fortune is built on its rubber plantations.
At 1000 miles (1609.34km) from the sea Manaus is the furthest navigable port on the river and after her long journey up river ORIANA will overnight in the port.

Webcam view as ORIANA makes her way up river

Following her departure from Manaus ORIANA will make two more calls before heading back to sea.
First at the city of Parintins which despite it's remote location is home to the Festival do Boi-Bumbá a local Folklore festival which is the second largest festival is Brazil.
ORIANA will then call at the city of Santarém a historic city which was founded by Portuguese colonists in 1661 on site of  the indigenous Tapajós settlement.

ORIANA continues her passage up river