
The biodiversity in these wet tropical forests is mind-blowing. It is home to the largest collection of living plant and animal species in the world. One in ten known species on this planet lives in the Amazon Rainforest. Amazonia is home to around 2.5 million insect species, tens of thousands of plants, and more than 2,000 birds and mammals. So far, at least 40,000 plant species, 2,200 fishes, 1,294 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians, and 378 reptiles have been scientifically classified within this region. One in five of all bird and fish species live here. The Scarlet Macaws above are indigenous to the American tropics. The photographer wrote, “Red-and-Green Macaws DO grow on trees in the Amazon.” Photo #1 by Billtacular

The San Rafael Falls and Quijos River are located at the foot of the highly active Reventador Volcano which rises out of the Amazon jungle east of the Andes. Based on archaeological evidence, it is believed that humans first inhabited this Amazon paradise at least 11,200 years ago. Photo #2 by Imagesunion

Streams of light in the Amazonian mist. Inside this rainforest, you never quite know what you might see . . . Photo #3 by Jon Rawlinson

You might see a Tupi ‘red bird,’ also known as the scarlet ibis, one of the most beautiful Brazilian birds, because of the color of their plumage. Photo #4 by J.Gil Photography

Or you might see an Amazonian ‘Godzilla.’ Photo #5 by Laurent

In Amazonia, you might even stumble upon an Emerald Boa. Eek! Photo #6 by Free Pet Wallpapers

Amazon rainforest jaguar. Bet you won’t bump into one of these beautiful beasties in an urban jungle? Photo #7 by By Land Rover Our Planet

Star of the water – In the rivers of the Amazon. The photographer noted, “The water lily (Victoria regia), an aquatic plant is typical of the Amazon region. Its leaves are large and circular, with folded edges, forming a sort of basin. They can reach 2 meters in diameter. The leaves of the lily pad can withstand the weight of a small child in the water without sinking.” According to an Indian legend about the lilypad, “As its flowers open at night, the Indians liken to the moon and stars. They say that once in the Amazon, there lived an Indian girl that he wanted to become a star. At night, she liked to look at the sky to admire the stars. She thought that the moon could come pick her up on Earth and take it to heaven. One night, a beautiful Indian girl leaned over the side of the river, where the moon was reflected. She was mesmerized by the image of the moon, fell into the river and disappeared into the water. The moon then turned into a lilypad. So the flower of the lily pad is called ‘star of the waters’.” Photo #8 by Miriam C de Souza

A typical house in the Amazon. Photo #9 by Francisco Chaves from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Looking down at the ‘lungs of the planet.’ Photo #10 by Wallpapers Diq

Looking up in Amazon rainforest – Ãrvore Mogno. Photo #11 by Signey

Monkeys hanging out in the tropical jungle. Photo #12 by Worldwide Happy Media

Brown Woolly Monkey in the Amazon. Photo #13 by Evgenia Kononova

Amazon rainforest – ‘inside of kills’. Photo #14 by Hudson Alves

The photographer wrote of the ‘Wild Boy’, “His eyes reflects the nostalgia of an almost extinct World. Wearing an Amazon Toucan, traditionally used only for the sacred dances and very special moments, this boy is learning from the Shamans the traditional dances of the Kotococha culture, a knowledge which is only transmitted from the shaman to the few chosen by word of mouth. Origin: Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, Kotococha tribe.” Photo #15 by Gustavo Morejón

Comunity Nova Esperança, Baré people. Cuieiras river, tributary of the Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil. Photo #16 by Daniel Zanini H.

Folklore of Amazonas is nourished from legends and stories in which mystery and inexplicable things are always present. One example on Wikipedia includes “if you ask people about the lagoon of Cochaconga, they will say that it is enchanted. They say it has the ‘form of a neck’ and that with the smallest noise provoked by an animal or the scream of a person, there will be a tremendous thunderstorm in which an enormous monster will appear in the shape of cow. This monster will become mad with the strangers. That’s why, whoever passes by this remote place, does it with maximum precautions for not altering the local silence.” Photo #17 by NewWorldReview

Aerial roots of Red Mangrove on an Amazonian river. Photo #18 by Cesar Paes Barreto

Amazon Poison Dartfrog, also known as the Reticulated Poison Frog, can be found at the inflows of the Amazon River in Peru live high up in the rainforest. The photographer also noted that these very little beauties are only about 15-20 mm in size. Photo #19 by Dominik Hofer

Iracema Waterfalls. Photo #20 by Hudson Alves

A great of deal of travel along Amazônia is by water. That may be due to the abundance of waterways. Photo #21 by Daniel Zanini H.

Or perhaps travel by river may simply be easier than the adventure of trying to travel muddy Amazonia roads? Here you don’t get stuck in traffic, you just get stuck. Photo #22 by J.Gil Photography

Amazon Rainforest, seen from the Alto Madre de Dios river, in Peru. Before 1960, access to the forest’s interior was restricted and the Amazon jungle remained mostly intact. During the 1960s, farms were established based on crop cultivation and the slash and burn method. Deforestation was so considerable that the areas which were cleared of forest were visible to the naked eye from outer space. Photo #23 by Martin St-Amant

Strong drought in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, parts of the Amazon basin experienced the worst drought in one hundred years. In 2010 the Amazon rainforest experienced another horrific drought, in some ways more extreme than in 2005. In a typical year the Amazon absorbs 1.5 gigatons of carbon dioxide; during 2005 instead 5 gigatons were released and in 2010 8 gigatons were released. Photo #24 by Hudson Alves

Just as there can be droughts, the rivers of Amazon suffer flooding for 4 or 5 months of the year. The photographer said that on a hot day, they went ‘rock jumping.’ Photo #25 by J.Gil Photography

Amazonas floating village, Iquitos in the Amazon Basin. It’s the part of South America drained by the Amazon River; its tributaries drains an area of about 2,670,000 square miles (6,915,000 sq km), or roughly 40% of South America. Photo #26 by Sascha Grabow

An Amazon Chestnut Sunrise. Photo #27 by Vicente Pinheiro via Ana_Cotta

Amazon rainforest, near Manaus, Brazil. Image taken from top of a 50 m tower for meteorological observations, and the top of vegetation canopy is typically 35 m. The image was taken within 30 minutes of a rain event, and a few white ‘clouds’ above the canopy are indicative of rapid evaporation from wet leaves after the rain. Much of the Amazon is still unexplored, many of its indigenous plants and animals are unknown . . . perhaps even plants yet to be discovered that could cure diseases that plague the people on our planet. The leaves and branches of the rainforest are so dense that it creates a “roof” that does not allow the sunlight to reach the ground. The ground remains dark, damp and waiting for discovery. Photo #28 by Phil P Harris

A Yagua (Yahua) tribeman demonstrating the use of blowgun (blow dart), at one of the Amazonian ‘islands’. Photo #29 by JialiangGao www.peace-on-earth.org

Another folklore of Amazona from Peru are attributed to certain animals. For example: The mochuelo that “freezes the soul”, or the “quien-quien” that makes fun of the travelers in the roads. When the singing crickets sounds like bells, it is supposedly foretelling of a “big evil.” Photo #30 by Roosevelt Garcia

Amazonian Forest and Renato River. Photo #31 by Leonardo F. Freitas

Monkey Island, Peru, is a part of Amazonia. Photo #32 by Alex Guerrero from New Haven, United States

Amazonian rainforest, upper Amazon basin, Loreto region, Peru. Photo #33 by Pahpaha

Balbina Dam in Amazon, Brazil. Photo #34 by Seabirds

Stormy clouds cover the Amazonian jungle. Photo #35 by lapidim

The photographer explained, “On the Tambopata River in the Peruivan Amazon Rainforest, a group of kids play football on a tiny sand island in the middle of the river.” Photo #36 by Mike Cooper

Bamboo and ferns in the rainforest. Photo #37 by Tadd and Debbie Ottman

Native village of Chipitiere, in the Cultural Zone of Manu National Park, Peru. Photo #38 by Martin St-Amant

Toucan, the earl of Amazonia. Photo #39 by Tambako the Jaguar

Waterfall flowing from the Andes down in the Amazon Basin. Photo #40 by Worldwide Happy Media

Three-Toed Sloth in the Amazon. The photographer noted a local superstition: ‘don’t look at him if you’re pregnant…or your baby may look like him!’ Photo #41 by Pierre Pouliquin

Walking through paths in the Amazonian rainforest. Photo #42 by CREES-MANU

San Rafael Falls in the Amazon jungle. Photo #44 by Drriss

The photographer wrote, “Yacumana and Chullachaqui are two demons of the local legends. Yacumana is a demon of the water (boa man); Chullachaqui can transform itself to mimic any person…is it your mum coming to you? No, look at his feet, that’s how you recognize him, he always has a big one!” Photo #44 by Pierre Pouliquin

Brazilian Amazon. Photo #45 by Горящий тур

Amazonian Sunset. Photo #46 by New7Wonders of Nature
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I think I may have just absorbed a gigaton of carbon dioxide focusing on the intricacies of the lilies in the star of the water pic! Oh, and speaking of mind-blowing, we need more entries like the Marble Caves entry!
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I am packing my bags and heading for the REAL jungle! – Sick of the urban jungle. – Good to be reminded that Life really happens in places less “civilized”!
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Are these animals really alive ?……they look terrific.. wooo!
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Wow, so incredibly beautiful, awe-inspiring and unique. Thank you for sharing these amazing pictures. This Amazon is a testament to the Earth’s treasures of life.
These pictures are really amazing………….Many Thanks for them…
Thanks for beautiful, amazing pictures and wonderful sceneries of world natural hearitage i n Amazon
The biodiversity of these images is truly amazing.
wow….excellent..pictures.
Nobady great infront of the Nature..Because Nature is gift of God….we will survive that.
Beautiful wallpaper and i most like nature . thanks for all pictures
Omg is so amazing …
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Well these are amazing pictures and I love the sloth but this is no help for school!!!
what a beatiful amazen is
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Wow Awesome pics.Hope we all work together to make the planet greener. PLS PLS STOP DEFORESTATION.
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So amazing. Nature can be really wonderful. Its amazing that almost 50% of Brazil territory is covered with water/wild rivers and rainforest. I wonder how Amazonas survive within that wild forests and rivers. It looks like water is everywhere in this Amazon basin. Thanks to post these nice pictures.
hi, i m parth bhavsar from india, gujarat, thanx for this amazing pictures of amazone forest, i like amazone forest very much and i will com on amazone in future this is my dream because amazone is the haven of the EARTH.
Marvelous shots! Indeed amazing!
itz,..really amazing,cool picture…i love it,..amazon is really a amazing forest,….interesting and useful……thanks for sharing this pictures,(…..i love forest…):)
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HI TOO THANKS YOU
BEAUTIFUL PICTURE ,
the wonders of creation
colors so intense they could sing
a panoply of joyous elements
a beauty untouched by human hands
no artist brush in masters hand
has ever given us the like or ever will
you know when you have seen a masterpiece
it leaves you speechless
Got one photo gallery of amazon which reflects the true charecter of the amazon. Sincere thanks. Photographs are amazing.
Photos are brillient.beautiful rain forest and we also like these ones.thanks
very nice picture of heaven. amezonia always rocks…….
its my dream 2 be here some day
very nice picture of heaven. amezonia always rocks…….
its my dream 2 be here some day. sagar
really too amazing..
cute and fantabulous pics………..
My name is Chathushki. I am six years old. My grandma showed me this pictures. Its very beautiful
and amazing. My grandma is a nature lover and me too. My grandma taught me lots about largest
forests in the world like Amazon and Congo.It is very interesting ! I heard people are
destroying the forests. please don’t let them do it. save forests for us…
True….
Just asking… how have you left a comment if you are 6 years old. I mean ,aren’t you to young ot have a email address?
Regards,
Claire
super.
i like verymuch.
so beautyfull pictures i like very much love you
iam veryvery happy this pictures
The best pictures I have ever seen . So exotic , so beautiful !!!!!
Thank you !!
wonderfull
Soooo beautiful pictures… thanks
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Just great pictures.
Amazing Amazon
Amazing snaps.
Its like being there right in the middle of this great Amazon.
supper on your photos……….
amezing snaps….
AMAZON IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AMAZING…………………SO TRY TO PROTECT IT……………….
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AMAZON IS REALLY AMAZING
Amazing photos, amazing place, amazing flowers, birds, geography. Unfortunately, no matter how many people are amazed and moved by it, the “people who count”/those who determine policy/those with money are more interested in their sort term profit than preserving places like this, so the rainforest gets cut down, no country or corporation has taken up Guyana’s challenge to pay the stewards of the Amazon NOT to cut it down; trees are clear-cut to plant GMO soy and corn for ethanol; acres are flooded for hydropower; the rivers themselves are polluted with arsenic as opportunistic corporations from Canada and the developed world extract gold. As the world heats up this amazing place will literally fry in the heat and animals, plants and rivers will shrivel and die. Such a waste.
The story of the lily pad, the version of it that I know is a bit different and much more lovely.
There was an amazonian tribe, and the chiefs daughter was coming of age to choose a man of the tribe. But the chiefs daughter was in love with the moon, she would pray and communicate with the moon like a god. On the night that she had to choose, she ran away through the woods and to the river crying, and when she saw the reflection of the moon in the water, she tried to embrace it and drowned. The moon, who also loved and grieved for her, created a star on Earth encompassed by the lily pad (the lily pad is like the moons reflection in the water holding up the star out of the water), so that the moon would forever embrace her.
I love these amazing Pictures
I love these pictures, I love the people whose efforts the Amazon has been preserved to date and I love the work of God.
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Such gorgeous pictures. Should be pubnlish into a book or a calendar.
Awasome pictures
The creation of All Mighty is really un-imaginable