This river is known for beautifully meeting with a neighbouring river before it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

Two years of record-breaking drought have dealt a heavy blow to what is arguably the Amazon’s most successful sustainable economy: the managed fishery for the giant pirarucu. In Brazil´s ...

Pete Casey’s epic, six-year trek along the entire length of the Amazon River nears its final steps for his ambitious journey. There was the pit viper that bit his pant leg. River pirates and ...

Unlike other aquatic species of the Amazon, such as river dolphins, the pirarucu — also known as arapaima — historically have proven resilient to drought and climate change. But low water ...

Although the region has no seasons, the Amazon River rises and falls by as much as 30 feet during the year, and the variety of living things one can see changes with it. Every journey reveals new ...