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  • Little sun penetrates, however, to the shaded "igarape"

    Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence Louis Agassiz 1840

  • A matinha do igarape do acampamento Colosso: the cute little forest at the heart of the Amazon.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • A matinha do igarape do acampamento Colosso: the cute little forest at the heart of the Amazon.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • In Portuguese it would be a matinha do igarape do acampamento Colosso.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • In Portuguese it would be a matinha do igarape do acampamento Colosso.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • The voyage was longer than I had expected, for nearly two hours had passed before we reached the mouth of the igarape, near which the hut of the recluse stood.

    On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • At length a pale light appeared ahead; and emerging from the dark shades of the igarape, we entered the wide expanse of the Amazon, across which at that instant the moon, rising above the line of forest, cast the silvery light of her bright beams.

    On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • We turned off from the main stream, and ascended an igarape thickly shrouded by palms and other trees, completely shutting out the sky above us.

    On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • We were on the point of turning away, when Arthur exclaimed, "I see something moving high up the igarape, among those huge leaves."

    On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • We were afraid of going into the forest, lest we should lose our way; we therefore turned back and proceeded up the igarape, which would serve as

    On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

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  • A stream wide enough for a canoe. (South America)

    January 9, 2018