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.

A journey to the Amazon had long been on our South America Bucket List. We were always under the impression that the only way to experience the Amazon was by

Cruise Down the Amazon River

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

Located in the heart of South America is the Amazon, the world’s largest river. It isn’t just big, it is by almost any measure you can think of the world’s largest river, and it is so by a wide margin. In addition to the river itself, the Amazon basin is the location of one of the greatest collections of biodiversity on the planet. It is home to millions of species of plants and animals. Learn more about the Amazon, the world’s largest river, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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