Amazon River

It later became known as rio amazonas in spanish and portuguese and amazon river in english.

Amazon river. The amazon river flows from peru through colombia and brazil. The amazon river is the second longest river in the world and is about 4 000 miles 6400 km long. Find what to do today this weekend or in october. The amazon river is the largest river in the world in terms of its discharge into the atlantic ocean and either the longest or second longest river in the world contending with the nile river for that honor.

Cruising the amazon river was fascinating. The amazon river system meanders through nine south america countries after starting its seemingly slow and subtle voyage in the highlands of peru the amazon river traverses through ecuador colombia and venezuela before entering brazil and flowing out of its atlantic coast. Visit top rated must see attractions. See 59 022 traveler reviews and photos of amazon river tourist attractions.

You can see more than 1 000 bird species and 45 000 types of plants. We have reviews of the best places to see in amazon river. Stellan skarsgård stars as john river a brilliant police officer whose genius and faultline is the fragility of his mind a man haunted by the murder victims whose secrets he must unlock a man who walks a professional tightrope between a pathology so extreme he risks permanent dismissal and a healthy state of mind that could cure him of his gift. Monkeys sloths and tropical birds inhabit the trees jaguars prowl the forest and.

The largest part of the river is located in brazil and it was named by a spanish explorer who named the amazon forest after being attacked by women who he compared to the greek amazons. In july 2007 a group of scientists reportedly determined that the amazon river might just be the longest river in the world taking that title from the nile river. An amazon river cruise will take you through some of the most astonishingly biodiverse landscapes in the world. Amazon river portuguese rio amazonas spanish río amazonas also called río marañón and rio solimões the greatest river of south america and the largest drainage system in the world in terms of the volume of its flow and the area of its basin.

The amazon was initially known by europeans as the marañón and the peruvian part of the river is still known by that name today.