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Expert reveals mystery of the 'burning river' that actually boils victims alive if they fall in
A river in Peru is reported to have hit temperatures as high as 210°F, says one expert who has visited the infamous body of ...
This river flows through 9 countries, yet no one has ever built a bridge over it, here's why
While the river remains bridge-free, it continues to serve as a vital artery for trade, transportation, and life in the region ...
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Mongabay documentary spotlights Indigenous alliance to protect Amazon headwaters
A vast network of waterways born in the glaciers of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru descend ... rivers that feed the Marañón River and, ultimately, the Amazon River. The water flowing from these ...
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Ecuador’s next debt-for-nature deal falls short of Indigenous involvement
Ecuador completed a debt-for-nature swap to support Amazon conservation through the creation of the Amazon Biocorridor. While ...
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The Amazon River Flows Backwards, What Reversed The Flow?
The Amazon river is the largest drainage system in the world in terms of water volume and its drainage basin. The 6,400 kilometer (4,000 mile) river flows from the Andes Mountains of Peru ...
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Ecuador decrees oil production under 'force majeure'
The Government of Ecuador has declared a situation of force majeure for the country's oil sector due to the effects of erosion in the Coca River, one of the tributaries of the Amazon basin.