T he Amazon river is the largest drainage system in the world in terms of water volume and its drainage basin. The 6,400 ...

Rising abruptly in the Amazon rainforest, the peak's isolation and pyramidal shape intrigue scientists and locals.

Cerro El Cono is a solitary, pyramidal hill in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest whose origins remain mysterious and that holds ...

There are a couple of rivers David mentions in this clip but the focus is on the biggest of them all, the Amazon. He starts in the shadow of the Andes ... now the river has left the mountains ...

Accelerated soil erosion is a common and environmentally destructive consequence of development, especially in mountain regions ... previous soil erosion research projects in the Ecuadorian Andes ...

the River Amazon; the longest mountain range, the Andes; the highest navigable lake, Lake Titicaca; and the world’s highest waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela. The largest country in South ...