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

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 ...

Deep within the Amazon rainforest ... from the rest of the mountain range. On a clear day, Cerro El Cono can be seen from as far as 400 kilometers away in the Andes Mountains.

The ancient mountains of the Andes are home to spectacled bears ... the headwaters of the Amazon River. In the past, ...

The Madeira starts at the foot of the Bolivian Andes Mountains and runs 3,315 km (2,060 mi) until it reaches the Amazon River, in Amazonas state, impacting a region that spans almost a quarter of ...