BRAZIL: Amazon | Iguazu Falls | Bahia | Pantanal | Rio de Janeiro

Brazil 1999

Amazon -- Rio Negro & Amazon River

The Amazon River Basin is home to the largest rainforest on Earth. The basin -- roughly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States -- covers some 40% of the South American continent and includes parts of eight South American countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname. (continued)

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Kapok tree

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Uptrunk view giant kapok

Giant kapok tree - distance

Giant kapok - side view

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