Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition

The Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition was the expedition that Theodore Roosevelt went on, along with Candido Rondon in 1913-1914 in Brazil . During this expedition they explored the River of Doubt, which was later renamed Rio Roosevelt, collected many new animal and insect specimens, and explored a large river that had previously been unknown.

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Theodore Roosevelt - Candido Rondon - 1913 - 1914

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Roosevelt had originally planned to go on a speaking trip of Argentina, and Brazil, followed by a cruise of the Amazon River. Instead, the Brazilian Government suggested that Roosevelt accompany explorer Candido Rondon, on his exploration of the previously unknown River of Doubt. Roosevelt agreed and the expedition started in Caracerés, a small town on he Paraguay River. They traveled to Tapirapua, where Rondon had started on his last exploration of the River of Doubt. From Tapirapua, the expedition traveled northwest, through dense forests and then later through the plains on top of the Parecis plateau. They reached the River of Doubt on February 27, 1914. At this point the Expedition split up, with part of the Expedition following the Jiparana river to the Madeira River. The remaining party then started down the River of Doubt.

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Amazon River - Paraguay River - Madeira River

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By March 5, they had passed th first set of rapis, and their worst problem was insects. The next fifteen days were more arduous. They passed three more rapids, lost two canoes, and had to carve a new canoe to replace the two that had sunk

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