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balsa raft - a light raft made of balsa

raft - a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

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This time the historian with an inclination for action sets out on a balsa raft to challenge the rapids of the Amazon, just like the Spanish conquistadors did 450 years ago.

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Ship shape Visit the maritime museums to find out more about Viking vessels, the original Kon-Tiki balsa raft and the famous Fram, the polarship that sailed Roald Amundsen into the history books when he became the first person to reach the South Pole.

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Munoz is following in the tradition of Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl, who captained a balsa raft called the "Kon-Tiki" from Peru to Polynesia in a 1947 exploration of the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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Ojani, 26, who had escaped from his native Cuba in a perilous trip on a balsa raft when he was 17, turned down Jennifer's huge offer of alimony cash and is now living at a friend's house in Los Angeles.

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Experts scoffed at Heyerdahl when he set off to cross the Pacific aboard a balsa raft in 1947, saying it would get water logged and sink within days.

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His equally unconventional raft project, reminiscent of Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 voyage from Peru to Polynesia on a balsa raft, has its supporters.

Erectus ahoy: prehistoric seafaring floats into view

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