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Maués is a town and municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 45,813 (2005) and its area is 39,988 km².〔IBGE - ()〕 ==Maues - Land of Guaraná== Maués is one of the most beautiful small towns in the Amazonas region; it is also known as the "Land of Guaraná". There are beautiful sandy beaches, and Maues summer festival and Guarana festival. The Mundurucus and Maues Indians cultivated the guarana fruit, which is the basis for the famous Brazilian soft drink. Maués means ¨talking parrots¨ and it is originated from one of the Indian clans in the region. Maués has 22.000 inhabitants with another 20.000 natives spread along 140 river villages.her 20.000 people distributed within 140 villages spread along the rivers. Maués is located on the side of Maués-Açu river and can be reached from Manaus (267 km away) by regional boat (18 hours), fast boat (7 hours) or plane (45 min.). Maués is an ideal starting point for adventure trekking including visit to the Amana waterfall, old goldmines, caves, exploration of primary jungle with Indian guides and visit to the Uraira developing reserve.〔http://amazonaslife.tripod.com/id15.html〕 Maués Airport serves the region. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maués」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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