Flooded Forest
Bosque inundado (igapó)
Forest flooded by black water during the rainy season, where canoes glide between the treetops. Reflections on the water and aerial roots create a maze-like landscape.
Large areas of forest around the Laguna Grande and along the river channels are flooded for several months each rainy season, forming the distinctive Amazonian blackwater flooded forest (igapó). Paddling quietly between the trunks in unmotorized canoes is the best way to see birds, frogs, and epiphytic bromeliads and orchids. Legume trees grow twisted and oddly shaped in the water. In the dry season, some areas can be explored on foot instead.
Opening hours
Depends on hut trip schedule