We also went piranha fishing and took a long cruise to go see the meeting of the waters.
The Meeting of the Waters you say? It is where the Rio Negro and the Solimões (more commonly known as the Amazon) meet and converge into the mighty Amazon River. Interestingly, the two waters don't mix for 8 km! It's pretty cool. Why doesn't it mix immediately? Supposedly because of the 1) differing temperatures - the Rio Negro is warmer (28C vs 22C), 2) differing speeds - the Rio Negro only moves at 1-3 km/h while the Solimões moves much faster at 4-6 km/hour, and 3) difference in densities.
My unsuccessful fishing attempt for piranha. I blame it on the rain.
Mr. Sloth here seriously looks like he is smiling, no?
Sunset on the Rio Negro:
The Meeting of the Waters. Look closely and you can see it!
The Meeting of the Waters you say? It is where the Rio Negro and the Solimões (more commonly known as the Amazon) meet and converge into the mighty Amazon River. Interestingly, the two waters don't mix for 8 km! It's pretty cool. Why doesn't it mix immediately? Supposedly because of the 1) differing temperatures - the Rio Negro is warmer (28C vs 22C), 2) differing speeds - the Rio Negro only moves at 1-3 km/h while the Solimões moves much faster at 4-6 km/hour, and 3) difference in densities.
My unsuccessful fishing attempt for piranha. I blame it on the rain.
Mr. Sloth here seriously looks like he is smiling, no?
Sunset on the Rio Negro:
The Meeting of the Waters. Look closely and you can see it!
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