Greatest Places: Amazon Page

"There’s one sound you always hear in all the old jungle movies. I expected to hear that sound in the Amazonian rainforest, and its absence surprised me. It turns out that classic Hollywood "jungle" sound is, in fact, the laugh of an Australian kookaburra...an animal that’s not even found in the rainforest! After being surprised in the Amazon, I kept my mind very open everywhere else we went." -Robin Tams, Assistant Cameraman for Greatest Places

This mightiest of rivers forms a network of water channels that permeates nearly half of South America.	Where is the Amazon ?

Weird and wild! See macaws eating rocks.	Most everyone travels by boat here. Ever gone boating?
You can also send a postcard of Amazon macaws!	Know a good book related to the Amazon? Try a recipe from Brazil: make creme de palmito!
Read Dr. Keen's notes on Amazonia.	FIND and ADD local connections to the Amazon .

How far away are you from this Amazon location?

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