Amazon Ecosight

what are the names of the rivers the Amazon jungle have?

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…the amazon river >.>

Africa…a photo safari. No animal killing. But not in hot weather.
Leave the Amazon jungle alone, not only is it inhospitable to humans, but it needs to be left as it is. It doesn’t need to be damaged any more.

roughly 100 acres ‘under roof’ and since rubber trees regenerate fast ..is it still their ? It was built by all the large manufactures of tires and the Brazillian Govt.

How a US Ghost Town Got in the Heart of the Amazon
by Stephen Messenger, Porto Alegre, Brazil on 08. 8.10
Travel & Nature

Traveling through the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, one might expect to run across many strange and fascinating things — but an American ghost town probably wouldn’t be one of them. Yet deep in the world’s largest rainforest lies the abandoned remnants of Fordlândia, a remote US-style factory town built by Henry Ford in the 1920s, intended to be an American utopia in the middle of the Amazon. Needless to say, things didn’t work out too well.
The origins of how an American automotive company came to lay down roots in the middle of the rainforest can be traced back to the early years of the booming rubber industry. This region of Brazil, in the Amazonian state of Para, had long been dominated by rubber tree plantations which enjoyed a virtual monopoly as demand for the product increased globally during the industrial revolution. But soon seeds from the Amazon’s rubber tree were smuggled out by foreign entrepreneurs and rubber plantations began sprouting up in places like East Asia, undercutting one of Brazil’s most important exports.
Brazilian rubber-growers weren’t the only ones feeling the pinch as foreign plantations raked in hefty profits from their new cash-crop. American industrialist Henry Ford’s car company relied heavily on this expensive rubber to produce tires, and soon he devised a way to get it at a cheaper price — by building a factory in the Amazon where the stuff literally grew on trees.

The rest of the story can be found at

www.treehugger.com/files/2010/08/how-a-us-ghost-town-got-in-the-heart-of-the-amazon.php ·

Time after time again, i have seen movies that have to do with the Amazon Jungle. Every time, the jungle has super sized animals. Usually huge 50 ft snakes, 5 to 6 foot wide spiders, huge alligators, etc. Is this true? Is there really somewhere on earth where the animals grow to such huge beasts?

animals in there own environment do grow larger than in captivity… that said movies do exaggerate all the time…

What exactly are you doing if you go to indigenous people and tell them they all have sinned?

What is the social/ecological impact of that?

Isn’t that like a threat?

adventure, action, thrilling movies with good stories filmed in the amazon jungle and amazon river.
Eg. Air craft crash, camping stories, getting lost in the jungle and the dangerous moments you have to face in the amazon jungle with dangerous animals etc.

The Emerald Forest (1985)

(if you got lost)

In the Amazon, by all means where food and water is plentiful, providing one knows what he/she is looking for. I have been in the Congo jungle (military). The orientation without proper instrumentation was terrible, because of the continuous scenery lacking reference points. These are crucial in avoiding walking around in circles, which happened often, sometimes even using a native guide. The majority of food, at least the type we consumed, was towards the big game, very difficult to acquire without proper gun/ammunition (I had no problem there). At times our group had to rely on, yes, the monkeys, which tasted especially good when we were lost, thirsty, tired, and hungry!

Just wondering, is there like Mayan (or Incan or Aztec..?) ruins or previous civilization in the Amazon jungle/rainforest? I’m doing an azzignment and i was wondering. I knwo there are indians that haven’t been contacted and stuff, but is there any like old temples or stuff in the jungle?

…………The Mayans and there ruins are in Central America….. way far away from the Amazon..as well as the Aztecs……. The Incas were in Peru mainly along the coast still aways from the Amazon…… there is evidence to believe an ancient tribe or tribes inhabited the Amazon area with a system of mounds and roads before the white man came……… no Temples such as the Mayas built……. there is a very primitive tribe in the north area called the Yanonabi……. their construction is mostly circular village huts

The Links given above are interesting but deal with Mexico which is at least a 6 hour plane ride from the Amazon jungle

Hi Guys

Just looking for some tips on how to visit all the above in one trip, approx a month.

I’ve found deals with all of them as individuals but i’d rather just fly to one destination, move around and then fly back

Anyone have any tips or websites on how to accomplish this ?

Cheers

I agree, one month is definitely not enough. You’re talking about going to 3 different countries in 1 month. You might think you just want to hit up those spots, do the touristy "bare minimum" and get on to the next tourist spot, but I can assure you that you will end up wanting to spend way more time exploring each spot.

I recommend you expand your trip — at least two months. If that’s not possible, and you only have one month, then decide which spots are the most important to see. I’ve been to Macchu Picchu –it’s absolutely incredible, but if you want to cut out a few days on your trip, you could take the train there instead of hiking the Inca trail. The Galapagos are also amazing, you will need at least 5 days for that, to explore the islands, go snorkeling, and see all the incredible animals.
I haven’t been to the Amazon or to Easter Island, I’m sure they would be amazing, and not enough to fit into a month-long trip.

abandoned mines of the Northeast, which is your favorite club in Brazil?

Atlético Mineiro