Amazonas Brazil

The Amazon Rainforest is a must-see destination for any adventurer interested in traveling to remote destinations. We spent a week on the Acqua Amazon, a small wooden riverboat that offers its passengers environmentally-friendly adventures. Pictured above is the indigenous tribe known as the Aldeia Cipia. Located on the outskirts of Manaus, Brazil, they are native to the region and have immersed themselves in the rainforest, living off the land. Our guide told us a story that I will never forget...on our final day sailing down the river, we asked him if the people of the Amazon fear any of the creatures that inhabit the jungle. He told us a story of a local tribe, where the children used small canoes made of wood to travel - the crocodiles of the river twice the size of their small boats. When one of the children was asked if he feared being killed by the beasts, the boy responded - "I do not fear the crocodiles. Many years ago, my mother went into town to fetch some supplies and while crossing the road, she was struck by a bus and killed. Tell me, do you fear crossing the road?" The message of that story stuck with me, that just because we are afraid of something, it does not mean that fear is always founded. What may be terrifying to us, may be completely normal for someone else. Push boundaries...because we can't let fear keep us from living.