La Paz to Juruena

DAY 13, LEG 62 - La Paz to Juruena

Having stopped for the night in La Paz, we faced a long flight in the morning to our first Brazilian destination.  We are visiting a remote airstrip in Juruena in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil.  It is a good opportunity to stop and admire the remoteness of this part of the Amazon as much of our Brazil trip will involve stops in large cities.  Due to the remoteness of Jaruena there is no fuel available to us so we need to depart La Paz with full tanks to allow us to continue to Manaus and land there with sufficient reserves.

Sunrise over the Amazon.

A glimpse through the clouds of Rio Mamore - The border between Bolivia and Brazil.

The vast Amazon rainforest.

Approaching Juruena.  The Amazon tributary that is just visible divides the Brazilian regions of Mato Grosso and Amazonas.

Touchdown in Juruena.

Parked at Juruena.  We have landed with 938kg of fuel which is more than enough for the half an hour flight to Manaus.

SLLP - JRN stats


Take off time:   0512
Landing time:    0847
Flight time:       03:35
Fuel used:         1096kg / 2411lbs