Yes its easy
Hi Jason,
We just travelled up the Amazon from Belen to Manaus, then through Venezuela to Colombia.
The border crossings were fine with no trouble.
We were on the Enart ship "Rondonia" which is a big ugly steel catamaran. It has decent cabins or hammocks, and can easily transport your land rover from Manaus to Belen.
The Enart website is AR Transportes it should answer most of your questions, although it is in Portuguese...
One thing to note is that most foreign bank cards do not work in Venezuelan ATM's...You need to take cash (US is best) to change with the moneychangers. There is a official Bank rate and a "real" rate.The real rate is almost double the official rate, but will change by the time you get there.
The road from the Venezuelan border south to Manaus is heavily potholed except through the Indigenous reservation.
Oh, yes, the price of fuel in Venezuela will make you smile...and Colombia is a really, really, wonderful country.
Cheers
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