Rivers of South America: Lifelines of a Continent
Discover the mighty rivers of South America—explore their geography, ecology, cultures, and the urgent need for conservation.
Rivers are lifelines of our planet!
Latin America
Tortuguero
Tortuguero is a beautiful national park on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. The main attraction of Tortuguero National Park is the turtles that breed on the sandy beaches, but the bulk of the park itself is a maze of channels and rivers.
The Tiputini River in Yasuní National Park
The Yasuní National Park is one of the most important on our planet. It harbors and protects incredible biodiversity, yet it is endangered by the oil extraction that wrought havoc on the eastern parts of the Ecuadorian Amazon, known as Oriente.
Zanja Arajuno – wild streams in the Andean foothills
Eastern slopes of the Andes are the humid world if the jungles. Incredible amounts of the rain are showering the rainforest, where many streams are born. Jungle of Zanja Arajuno in Ecuador is one of these wild places.
Canaima and Angel Falls – the realm of waterfalls
Canaima National Park and Angel Falls waterfall are one of the most beautiful landscapes on the Earth. Located on the lost world of tepuis, deep in southeastern Venezuela, they are the source of many legends.
Rio Anzu
The Eastern Andes are extremely rich in water. Fed by extraordinary humidity, numerous rivers are born here and which flows towards the Amazon basin. One of them is Río Anzu in Ecuador, where I have spent several days.
Shuar Indians from Amazon – the keepers of the tradition living on the river
During my Ecuador expedition, I visited the village of Shuars, a tribe of Amazon Indians. Despite the invasion of the “civilization”, these people still live in harmony with the jungle and the rivers.