Amazon river

The Amazon River, boasting the planet's highest discharge and ranking among the world's longest rivers, meanders across South America for roughly 4,000 miles. Its source lies within the Andes Mountains, and it eventually converges with the Atlantic Ocean. Encompassing a colossal basin spanning nine countries, this remarkable region houses an incredible array of plant and animal species, with a significant portion of them being exclusive to this unique ecosystem.

The Amazon Rainforest is a scary story from Peru about a group of soldiers who come across a frightening presence in the Peruvian jungle. My name is Enrique and I am from Peru. I am a military man by profession and as such, I often travel to some of the most exotic and remote regions

Amazon River Dolphin

This story originally appeared in e360.yale.edu and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalistic collaboration to strengthen

Amazon river

If you haven't noticed, I love water. Every time I do a post for this 10 Friday Photos series, I seem to pick something related to water or at least include a lot of pics with water in them. Perhaps that's why Martyna decided to do one on deserts last week, to balance things out a bit.

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