The Amazon Trail FAQ/Walkthrough version 1.4 First created: 5/4/04 Last updated: 8/19/06 Written by "Snowshoe" Tengan Platform: PC (Windows 3.1 or greater, Macintosh 7.1 or higher) Genre: Adventure Published and developed by Mecc ----------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL NOTICE This document is copyrighted to me and is for private use ONLY. Using this guide on another site or other public display without my consent is a violation of copyright laws. As of now, this FAQ should only be available on: http://www.gamefaqs.com http://www.neoseeker.com http://www.1up.com/ =========================================================== Table of Contents =========================================================== 1. Story 2. Controls 3. Walkthrough a. Belem b. On the River c. Xingu River d. Santarem e. Trombetas River f. Madeira River g. Manaus h. Purus River i. Tefe j. Ica River k. Leticia l. Napo River m. Iquitos n. Maranon River o. Pucallpa p. Apurimac River q. Vilcabamba 4. Fishing FAQ 5. Animal/Plant checklist 6. Basket checklist 7. Special thanks 1. Story ~~~~~~~~ Peru, Indiana: A storm rages outside as you lie asleep in your bed. Suddenly the animals on your posters spark to life. A black jaguar appears to you in your dreams. "I am the jaguar of the Inca King. We are hiding from the conquistadors in the secret city of Vilcabamba. We are sick with a fever. We need medicine that only you can bring. Follow me back in time through the blue mist up the Amazon River to rescue my people." 2. Controls ~~~~~~~~~~~ There are six buttons on the bottom of the screen: Start upriver - This is a green button with a blue and orange arrow. It takes you back to the river and lets you leave towns. Talk to your guide - This is an orange button with a hieroglyph. You can check your situation (days you've been traveling, health, etc.), choose to rest when you're sick, change your pace, or change your rations. Check your supplies - This is a yellow button with a woven design. You can see how much food, tents, machetes, harpoons, sets of clothes, first-aid kits, and lanterns you have left. You can also access the photo album from here. Check the map - This is a blue button with a compass. You can find your general location, check your progress and situation, or ask to return to the mouth of a river. Read the guidebook - This is a red button with an open book. Use it to look up extra information on diseases, animals, plants, places, trade items, and people. Talk to people - There are usually two people at every stop along the river. You can trade with them or obtain useful information about the river and rainforest. 3. Walkthrough ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a. Belem: September 4, 1993 --------------------------- When you first arrive in Belem, a guard will stop you and ask you for your name. He will then let you choose one of two people to be your guide. If you talk to the guides they will tell you the history of the city and let you see their supplies. The first guide is Antonio. He has: 3 tents 400 lbs of food 7 sets of clothing 10 machetes 13 harpoons 80 first-aid kits 20 lanterns The other guide is his sister, Isabel. She has: 2 tents 400 lbs of food 10 sets of clothing 10 machetes 10 harpoons 90 first-aid kits 30 lanterns I personally prefer Isabel. She has more first-aid kits and clothing, which help prevent illnesses. I also think she's less annoying. However, the choice is entirely up to you. After you've chosen a guide, you should stop and talk with the other people in town. You'll want to trade away of most of your food since it is the most easily obtained of your items. People -Ann the botanist has a tent, a first-aid kit, a lantern, and a harpoon. -Jose the cattle rancher has some food, a machete, some clothes and a lantern. When you're done trading, click on the green arrow button to leave the city. b. On the River ---------------- You'll meet up with the jaguar again who tells you to find cinchona for the Inca people. You'll have to trade for some at the next stop. But for the meantime, let's explore the river. The river is a very dangerous place. There are logs, whirlpools, and other boats to avoid. If you are unfortunate to hit one of these obstacles, your canoe will capsize and you'll lose supplies or even drown (really). You may also notice that you have a camera. Use it to take pictures of any animals you see along the river or in the rainforest. The animals that can be found in the river are: Amazon River Turtle Amazonian Manatee Boto Capybara Great Egret Jaguar (apparently this cat likes to swim) Spectacled Caiman Tucuxi Sometimes you'll see huts along the river. Click on the hut and you'll recover full health as well as supplies. If you stray too far from the main river, you may end up in the territory of an unfriendly tribe, resulting in a game over. Check the map often to avoid this. The various illnesses are the greatest troubles you'll come across. ALWAYS rest when you get sick or your health will quickly deteriorate. At the end of the first stretch of river you'll pass through the second blue mist. It would be a good idea to go fishing before you reach the next town. Check the fishing section of this FAQ for more details. c. Xingu River: June/July 1946 ------------------------------ You've arrived at the mouth of the Xingu River. Be sure to pick up some cinchona and a blowgun while you're here. People -Claudio Villas Boas has a machete, a blowgun, some barbasco, and some food -Richard Evans Schultes has some cinchona, a machete, some pilocarpus, and some justicia. After you're done, click the green arrow button to leave. The jaguar tells you to look for rosewood oil. You'll want to take all the left paths on the river. If you don't see the blue mist after a short while, you've probably gone the wrong way. Click on the blue compass button and ask your guide to turn around. d. Santarem: May 23, 1938 ------------------------- You're at the next city already. That was quick. Get the rubber ball from Henry Ford before you leave. People -Henry Ford has a rubber ball, some copal oil, some food, and a lantern. -Emilio has a machete, some guarana, some leche caspi, and some cacao. Stick to the right of the river until you reach the mouth of the Trombetas and the next blue mist. e. Trombetas River: July 1925/June 1938 --------------------------------------- The two people here will tell you different dates if you ask them. Apparently the blue mist flows through the town, too. You should get the curare and rosewood oil before you leave. People -Claude Levi-Strauss has a tent, some curare, a blowgun, and some leche caspi. -Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett has some rosewood oil, some indigo, some barbasco, and a lantern. The jaguar now wants a woven basket. Keep to the left this time. It'll be several hundred miles until you reach the Madeira River. f. Madeira River: June 21, 1914 ------------------------------- You can trade for a turtle and an iguana here, but it's better to keep your supplies. Turtles are common along the river and iguanas can be found in the rainforest. People -Theodore Roosevelt has an iguana, some leche caspi, a turtle, and a harpoon. -Colonel Candido Rondon has a machete, a blowgun, some barbasco, and some curare. When you leave, take the right paths at the forks in the river to reach Manaus. g. Manaus: March 21, 1850/September 23, 1851 -------------------------------------------- You can pick up some butterflies here for the Inca people, or you can find your own in the rainforest. People -Henry Walter Bates has some butterflies, some vanilla, some barbasco, and a lantern. -Alfred Russel Wallace has a harpoon, some indigo, some rosewood oil, and some leche caspi. To continue upriver, travel due west. Take the left pathway in the fork. h. Purus River: April 1560 -------------------------- At last you can get that basket the jaguar was bugging you about. Paikan will gladly trade his basket for only 50 pounds of food, which is a good deal. Also get the cloves from Aguirre before you leave. People -Paikan has some food, a basket, some copal oil, and some vanilla. -Lope de Aguirre has some cloves, some balsam oil, some indigo, and a machete. The jaguar now wants a mask (or certain animals/plants if you haven't collected them). Continue westward to Tefe. i. Tefe: October 4, 1865 ------------------------ There is nothing much of interest here. You can trade for a first-aid kit if you're running low or talk to the Boras Indian to hear a story. People -Elizabeth Agassiz has some justicia, some clothes, some cacao, and a first-aid kit. -Bakodori has some food, some cinchona, some pilocarpus, and a rubber ball. The rivers are really narrow from here on, testing your maneuvering abilities. I can't give you any clear directions at this point since there are several paths you can take. After a few days you should reach the mouth of the Ica River. j. Ica River: August 13, 1993 ----------------------------- There are some new items here that you can trade for, but are not needed. People -Maria has a first-aid kit, some Brazil nuts, some ipecacuanha, and some curare. -The Witoto Indian has some balsam oil, a basket, some food, and some unonopsis. "Follow the long island across the river. Keep the left bank in sight." k. Leticia: December 1769 ------------------------- Nothing new here. Move along. People -Isabela Godin has a passionflower, a machete, some vanilla, and some barbasco. -The Tucuna Indian has a blowgun, some guarana, some food, and a harpoon. Take the right when the river forks. l. Napo River: March 13, 1542/February 1638 ------------------------------------------- Again there is nothing new here. You can pick up rosewood oil or cloves if you missed getting them earlier. People -Captain Francisco de Orellana has some rosewood oil, some indigo, some copal oil, and a tent. -Captain Pedro de Teixeira has some vanilla, some cloves, some indigo, and a machete. Stay to the left path and continue westward to Iquitos. m. Iquitos: March 12, 1904 -------------------------- You'll need to trade for the manioc from the Witoto Indian before you leave. People -Julio Arana has a rubber ball, some clothes, some balsam oil, and some rosewood oil. -The Witoto Indian has some manioc, a machete, an iguana, and some unonopsis. Follow the river south. You're almost there! n. Maranon River: June 7, 1800/Ocotober 21, 1859 ------------------------------------------------- Nothing new here except for the ipecacuanha. I don't think it has any value apart from being a trade item. People -Richard Spruce has a lantern, some cinchona, some pilocarpus, and some ipecacuanha. -Alexander von Humboldt has some food, some birds, some chondrodendron, and a harpoon. Keep to the west bank and continue south. o. Pucallpa: July 17/August 23, 1964 ------------------------------------- This is the only place you can get the mask so best pick it up now. People -Loren McIntyre has a tent, some curare, some copal oil, and a first-aid kit. -Gene Savoy has a first-aid kit, a mask, some vanilla, and some clothes. The jaguar will now congratulate you for finding all of the items the Inca King needs. Continue southward. p. Apurimac River: September 4, 1781 ------------------------------------ This is your last stop before Vilcabamba, so be sure to get whatever you need to. People -Jose Gabriel Tupac Amaru has a machete, a blowgun, some indigo, and some food. -The Mayoruna Indian has some food, some cinchona, some justicia, and some pilocarpus. Go straight along the river until you reach a fork. Take the left. q. Vilcabamba ------------- When you first arrive at Vilcabamba, no one is there. If you try to leave, the Inca King, Titu Cosi, will thank you for your efforts and give you a golden shield to reward you. Congratulations! You've beaten the game! 4. Fishing FAQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You do not want to run out of food or your health will quickly deteriorate. So how do you get more food? By fishing, of course! You can carry a maximum of 500 lbs of food in your canoe. To go fishing, click on the blue button in the bottom right . You will enter a fishing mini-game. The shadows of fish swim across the screen. There is also a floating log that will break your harpoon if you hit it. Aim for the blue spot in the middle of the swimming fish. If you miss, the fish will scatter and you'll have to try again. (Note: Each time you go fishing will add two days) List of Fish (8 species) ------------------------ Arowhana Edible: Yes Weight: 5-25 lbs. Electric Eel Edible: No Weight: N/A Giant Catfish Edible: Yes Weight: 150-210 lbs. Lungfish Edible: Yes Weight: 1-5 lbs. Pirarucu Edible: Yes Weight: 140-250 lbs. Red-bellied Piranha Edible: Yes, but dangerous Weight: 1-2 lbs. Stingray Edible: Yes, but dangerous Weight: 5-25 lbs. Tambaqui Edible: Yes Weight: 20-65 lbs. 5. Animal/Plant Checklist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Note: Species with an * after them are needed for the Inca people) Bugs (6 species) ---------------- Blue Morpho Butterfly* Goliath Bird-eating Spider Leaf-cutter Ant Rhinoceros Beetle Termite New Insect Species (Red ant with green stripe on head) Birds (19 species) ------------------ Blackish-Gray Antstrike Blue-backed Manakin Collared Trogon Common Potoo Crested Oropendola Fork-tailed Woodnymph Great Egret Green Honeycreeper Harpy Eagle Hoatzin King Vulture Mealy Parrot Paradise Tanager Red-billed Scythebill Scarlet Macaw* Spectacled Owl Toco Toucan Undulated Tinamou White-vented Euphonia Mammals (19 species) -------------------- Amazonian Manatee Black Spider Monkey Boto Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Capybara Collared Peccary Common Opossum Common Tapir Common Vampire Bat Giant Anteater Giant Armadillo Jaguar Kinkajou Night Monkey Ocelot Pygmy Marmoset Red Howler Monkey Red-rumped Agouti Tucuxi Plants (10 species) ------------------- Banana Tree Brazil Nut Tree* Bromeliad Cacao* Liana Mushroom Orchid Passionflower* Philodendron Rubber Tree Reptiles and Amphibians (8 species) ----------------------------------- Amazon River Turtle* Anaconda Bushmaster Common Iguana Fer-de-lance Poison Dart Frog Spectacled Caiman New Amphibian species (Green frog with red on its back) 6. Basket Checklist (16 items) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blow Gun Blue Morpho Brazil Nuts Cacao Cinchona Cloves Curare Iguana Manioc Mask Passionflower River Turtle Rosewood Oil Rubber Ball Scarlet Macaw Woven Basket 7. Special Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the section where I express my gratitude. I would like to thank: -Gamefaqs.com for hosting this FAQ and having the greatest video game FAQ collection on the net. -Any other sites that host this FAQ with my permission and encourage people to play this great game. -Mecc for designing a few of the best PC games I've ever played, such as the Amazon and Oregon Trail series. Hopefully some other people will send me new info and contribute to this FAQ so this section can be larger. -------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004-2006 "Snowshoe" Tengan.