Amazon, South America

The Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a wet broadleaf forest that encompasses the majority of South America's Amazon Basin. More than half of the forest is in Brazil, with the remainder in Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, totaling 5.5 million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres). The Amazon rainforest contains more than half of the world's surviving rainforests and is the world's biggest and most diverse tract of tropical rainforest. The plant species variety is the greatest on the planet. The Amazon Rainforest is home to one out of every 10 recognized species on the planet.

The piranha, gigantic anteater, enormous armadillo, jaguar, anaconda, and Amazonian dolphins and manatee are among the notable fauna found in the jungle. Boat down the Amazon River to observe numerous animals, enjoy the beautiful deep forests, and visit some of the local indigenous settlements for a complete, awe-inspiring experience.

The Amazon Rainforest is the world's richest and most diverse biological reserve, housing millions of species of insects, plants, birds, and other forms of life, many of which have yet to be discovered by science. The lush vegetation includes several varieties of myrtle, laurel, palm, and acacia trees, as well as rosewood, Brazil nut, and rubber tree. The mahogany and Amazonian cedar provide excellent wood. Major fauna includes jaguars, manatees, tapirs, red deer, capybaras, and a variety of rodents and monkeys.