Inaugurated in October 2011, the Fern garden introduces the public to several species of Amazonian ferns
Ferns
Palm trees
Açaí palms, tucumãs, bacabas, peach-palms… every Amazonian appreciates the value of a palm tree. A year-round source of food, their leaves are used for roof building, basketry, and other crafts
Araceae
The Araceae trail is a place for people who appreciate nature. Wooden benches placed along the 38-yard path allow visitors to rest and talk in the midst of the forest
Orchids and bromeliads
Our Nora Benchimol Minev Orchid and Bromeliad House was thus named to pay tribute to the encouragement and kindliness shown by Ms. Nora, an orchid lover, during our efforts to recover and expand the orchid house at the Musa Botanical Garden
Trails
The Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve is one of the few urban primeval forests in the world. Walking on these forest trails is an invitation to see and ear the stunning diversity of birds and insects, leaves and vines reaching for the sun… to perceive the scents, the fragrance of resins, of live and decomposing wood, lights and shadows.
Observation tower
A 42-meter tower We have built a tower, as one builds a temple, to appreciate and celebrate the forest. A primeval forest reserve, the Ducke Forest Reserve stretches over 100 km2 in the outskirts of Manaus. A 10 thousand-year history. The 242 steps that take us to the canopy are worth climbing. Slowly. At dawn, around […]
Statute
SOCIAL STATUTE FOR THE MUSEUM OF THE AMAZON – MUSA TITLE I – ABOUT THE INSTITUTION CHAPTER I – ABOUT ITS NAME, DURATION, AND HEADQUARTERS Article 1. The Museum of the Amazon – MUSA –, a civil, private law, nonprofit, secular organization, hereinafter referred to as MUSA, founded on 01/22/2009 and registered under no. 23,667, book […]
Diadoe • Origin of the matapi and of the pirarucu and traíras
Paintings by Feliciano Lana Text based on narratives by Feliciano Lana, Desana from São João Feliciano Azevedo, Tukano from São José Miguel Azevedo, Tukano from São José . The man in this story was Muhipu, the Person-Star. Others say he was a powerful god. He lived at the Uaupés River, beyond the Jutica community. Every […]
Kamaueni • Origin of the aracu-de-pau and other fish
Paintings by Feliciano Lana Text based on narratives by Guilherme Pimentel Tenório, Tuyuka from São Pedro Higino Pimentel Tenório, Tuyuka from São Pedro When the Tuyuka arrived at the Tiquié River, six generations ago, they did not know the origin of the fish. They only knew that some were not good for people, for their minds. They […]