Researchers examining the Amazon Basin discovered ancient river sediments beneath the Andes foothills containing marine ...

T he Amazon river is the largest drainage system in the world in terms of water volume and its drainage basin. The 6,400 ...

Peruvian-Mexican Musuk Nolte won this year’s World Press Photo in the South America stories category for his coverage of the ...

River pirates and guerrilla rebels ... he should reach what is believed to be the furthest source of the Amazon, on an 18,000-foot Andes summit. From there he’ll track west and downhill.

This river is known for beautifully meeting with a neighbouring river before it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

The source (start) of the Amazon River is in the Andes Mountain range in Peru. It flows northwards through Brazil with its mouth taking water into the Atlantic Ocean. Piranhas have adapted to live ...

In 2023, hydro-electricity accounted for nearly half of Brazil's installed energy capacity, and more than 60% of its total ...

“In 2024, weather and climate impacts cascaded from the Andes to the Amazon, from crowded cities to coastal communities, causing major economic and environmental disruptions,” said WMO ...

Along the eastern base of the Andes is a great red and winding river named Manu -- the lifeblood ... Web site offers information about the Amazon, postcards of macaws, boating tips for the Amazon ...

In a demographic and migratory event that began almost 3,000 years ago, they left the southwest of the Amazon, crossing rivers and land until they occupied the Atlantic coast at the foot of the Andes, ...