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The River

The Amazon River of South America is the largest river in the world with a total discharge greater than the next ten largest rivers combined.
The Amazon, which has the largest drainage basin in the world, about 7,050,000 square kilometres (2,720,000 sq mi), accounts for approximately one-fifth of the world's total river flow. In its upper stretches the Amazon river is called Apurímac (in Peru) and Solimőes (in Brazil).
The width of the Amazon varies between 1.6 and 10 kilometres (0.99 and 6.2 mi) at low stage,
but expands during the wet season to 48 kilometres (30 mi) or more.
The Amazon River and its tributaries are characterized by extensive forested areas that become flooded every rainy season. Every year the river rises more than 9 metres (30 ft), flooding the surrounding forests, known as várzea ("flooded forests"). The Amazon's flooded forests are the most extensive example of this habitat type in the world. In an average dry season, 110,000 square kilometres (42,000 sq mi) of land are water-covered, while in the wet season, the flooded area of the Amazon Basin rises to 350,000 square kilometres (140,000 sq mi).
Itaya River
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XIMG_1539.jpg		 Dock
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XIMG_1552.jpg		 Vultures
Vultures
Amazon River
Amazon River		 XIMG_1559.jpg
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XIMG_1583.jpg		 Indiana Village
Indiana Village		 Water Taxi
Water Taxi
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XIMG_1592.jpg		 Rice
Rice		 Trumpeter Bird
Trumpeter Bird
Juane
Juane		 Fish and Meat Market
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XIMG_1607.jpg		 Motocarro or Auto Rickshaw
Motocarro or Auto Rickshaw		 XIMG_1611.jpg
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XIMG_1613.jpg		 On the Napo River
On the Napo River		 XIMG_1617.jpg
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Sucusari River Mouth
Sucusari River Mouth		 Catfish Dwellings
Catfish Dwellings		 Lodge Landing Dock
Lodge Landing Dock		 Grey-Winged Trumpeter Bird
Grey-Winged Trumpeter Bird
Explornapo Lodge
Explornapo Lodge		 Accommodation
Accommodation		 XIMG_1826.jpg
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XIMG_1643.jpg		 Piranha Fish
Piranha Fish		 Teeth
Teeth		 XIMG_1699.jpg
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XIMG_1704.jpg		 Ribereno Homestead
Ribereno Homestead		 XIMG_1706.jpg
XIMG_1706.jpg		 XIMG_1709.jpg
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XIMG_1761.jpg		 Red-Bellied Piranha
Red-Bellied Piranha		 Fisher
Fisher		 Boca Chico - Small-Mouth Sucker Fish
Boca Chico - Small-Mouth Sucker Fish
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XIMG_2195.jpg		 Amazon River Dolphin - Size comparison against an average human
Amazon River Dolphin - Size comparison against an average human		 Image Courtesy Google
Image Courtesy Google
Pink River Dolphin
Pink River Dolphin		 XIMG_2204.jpg
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XIMG_2300.jpg		 Gray Dolphin
Gray Dolphin		 Gray Dolphin
Gray Dolphin
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XIMG_2401.jpg		 XIMG_2403.jpg
XIMG_2403.jpg		 XIMG_2411.jpg
XIMG_2411.jpg		 Water Taxi
Water Taxi
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XIMG_2566.jpg		 Laundry Time
Laundry Time		 Fishers
Fishers
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XIMG_2586.jpg		 Time for a Drink
Time for a Drink
Dock at Indiana
Dock at Indiana		 XIMG_2775.jpg
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XIMG_2972.jpg		 Government Patrol Boat
Government Patrol Boat		 XIMG_2990.jpg
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Dry or Low Season
Dry or Low Season		 XIMG_3004.jpg
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XIMG_3014.jpg		 End of Season
End of Season

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