tupinambarana

Updated: August 13, 2026

We crossed the river at this point, and entered a narrow channel which penetrates the interior of the island of Tupinambarana, and leads to a chain of lakes called the Lagos de Cararaucu. A furious current swept along the coast, eating into the crumbling earthy banks, and strewing the river with debris of the forest.

Henry Walter Bates - The Naturalist on the River Amazons