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The source of the Amazon is the lake, Lauricocha, in the Peruvian Andes. The river is still known as the Maranon in its upper course, in the Andes. The length of the Amazon is measured from the source of the Ucayali river, which joins with the Maranon to eventually form the Amazon.
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The physical challenges in accessing the Peruvian Amazon by land or river have ensured that the modern ecotourist can easily access pristine rainforest! With convenient air-travel to Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon, nearby areas of tall rainforest are among the most easily accessible in the entire Amazon basin. Iquitos itself is a modern city with all the creature comforts of home, yet its backyard is the Amazon rainforest. This combination makes it an ideal jumping off spot for those wishing to explore the Amazon rainforest first-hand.
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(Amazon.com) presents a young archeologist who has ancient responsibility thrust upon him from the depths of the Peruvian jungle. Catalyzed by a holographic stone, he and four friends venture deep in Yucatan jungle, searching for the Ancient City of Prophecy. Discoveries and revelations lead them to understand what global energy ley lines, a lost pyramid, a dangerous priest from a 2,000 year-old Order, and a forgotten race of people all have in common. Their journey breaks through age-old belief systems and introduces them to true realities of mankind's existence and purpose.
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At the current rate, in two decades the Amazon Rainforest will be reduced by 40%. [27] The 2005-2006 year had a 41% drop in deforestation. This was the lowest figure since 1991. However, in February of 2008, the Peruvian Congress plans to debate a draft law ("Ley de la Selva") that would allow the sale of vast tracts of deforested, uncultivated land in the Amazon jungle to private companies. However, there is no land registry showing which natural areas could be sold off without hurting the region’s rich biodiversity. Moreover, the sale of public lands would adversely affect local residents who do not hold formal title to their land.
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In 1990, Linnea J. Smith, M.D., gave up her Wisconsin medical practice to provide medical services to the indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon. Initially she operated out of a small thatched-roof room without electricity, running water, staff, funding, or lab services. After hearing a radio interview featuring Dr. Smith, volunteers from Duluth, Minnesota, Thunder Bay, Ontario, and Iquitos, Peru Rotary Clubs built a six-room clinic complete with well, solar panels, a hammock house for patients and their families, and adjacent rooms for clinic workers and visiting medical staff. Explorama Lodge, a nearby eco-tourism center, provides Dr. Smith with meals and river transportation.
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WASHINGTON, April 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Wildlife Fund today named a native Peruvian who specializes on the Amazon rainforest and a marine researcher as its 2007 Fuller Fellows. Dr. Gabriela Nunez-Iturri and Dr. Eric Treml will receive a $50,000 stipend and $15,000 in research funds for two years as well as access to WWF's global network of scientists and conservationists. They will ... have the opportunity to link their post- doctoral research to on-the-ground conservation work at WWF sites.
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