Naughty Stopover on the Amazon River Beach

The outboard motor growls to a stop. Gray alluvial sand crunches under my boots as I hop off the boat. No golden Copacabana hereājust this forgotten riverbank, dense jungle plunging into the murky Rio. My backpack thuds down, stuffed with meds, maps, and that tiny bikini I packed for emergencies. Diego ties the boat, eyes […]