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| Here we are ...visiting a city of 2.5 million !!! This was the first European Colony on the Amazon. |
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| Our tender port above 'n below... far from their city center . |
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| We took a shuttle bus into their city. A 2 way road which turned into 5 lanes of one way traffic. Sooooo we had a 45 minute drive to view the area.  |
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| Our shuttle took us to their 300 year old market ~ VER O PESO |
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| Their open market is the largest in South America. |
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| From the riverside market we did a walkabout to see their historic area . |
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| Their nearby fort~ dates to 1616 |
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| Cathedral of Se ~18th century |
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| Paz Theatre opened 1874 ~ fabulous structure ! |
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| Park across from theater |
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| Local artists murals downtown |
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| Wealthy European families flooded to Belem and transformed this city with ornate architecture, earning the city the nickname ~ Paris of the Americas. |
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| What a colorful place.... |
