T he 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 ...

A new study, focused on a remote region of the Peruvian Andes where the waters of the Amazon originate ... modeling approach for the Huallaga River Basin, upstream of the Chaglla Dam.

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.

DEEP in the heart of the Amazon flows a hot water river that can boil animals alive. The 100C waterway would scold a person who falls in with third degree burns in just seconds – and ...

The river, recognized as the second largest river in the world by volume, spans an impressive 6,400 kilometers. In certain ...

On the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains lies a vast and remote region of high ... Water flows from these forested slopes and forms the headwaters of the Amazon River’s major tributaries. Climate ...

It is located in the lower part of the eastern cordillera of the Andes, towards the Amazon basin river at a height of 2500 meters. Los Yungas is considered one of the richest regions of the ...

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 ...