Sunday, June 2, 2013

Images of the Amazon





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


Tupi 'red bird' also known as the
                                scarlet ibis one of the most beautiful
                                Brazilian birds, because of the color of
                                their plumage
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


Amazonian Godzilla 'in my garden'
Or you might see an Amazonian ˜Godzilla.™ Photo #5 by Laurent


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


Amazon rainforest jaguar
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
Star of the water “ In the rivers of the Amazon. The photographer noted, œThe 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, œAs 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 she 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
A typical house in the Amazon. Photo #9 by Francisco Chaves from Buenos Aires, Argentina


Amazon Forest
Looking down at the ˜lungs of the planet.™ Photo #10 by Wallpapers Diq


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



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


Amazon rainforest - inside of
                                kills
Amazon rainforest “ ˜inside of kills™. Photo #14 by Hudson Alves


Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest,
                                Kotococha tribe 'Wild Boy'
The photographer wrote of the ˜Wild Boy™, œHis 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
Comunity Nova Esperança, Baré people. Cuieiras river, tributary of the Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil. Photo #16 by Daniel Zanini H.


boating along Amazon
Folklore of Amazonas is nourished from legends and stories in which mystery and inexplicable things are always present. One example on Wikipedia includes
œif 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
Aerial roots of Red Mangrove on an Amazonian river. Photo #18 by Cesar Paes Barreto


Amazon Poison Dartfrog or
                                Reticulated Poison Frog found at the
                                inflows of the Amazon River in Peru live
                                high up in the rainforest
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



Amazônia
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.


Adventure trying to travel muddy
                                Amazonia roads
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
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 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


Rock jumping on a hot day as the
                                rivers of Amazon suffer flooding for 4
                                or 5 months of the year
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
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
An Amazon Chestnut Sunrise. Photo #27 by Vicente Pinheiro via Ana_Cotta


Amazon rainforest, near Manaus,
                                Brazil
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 œroof 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
A Yagua (Yahua) tribeman demonstrating the use of blowgun (blow dart), at one of the Amazonian ˜islands™.


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



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



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


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


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
The photographer explained, œOn 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 amazon
                                rainforest
Bamboo and ferns in the rainforest. Photo #37 by Tadd and Debbie Ottman



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


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


Three Toed Sloth in the Amazon
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



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


Yacumana and Chullachaqui are two
                                demons of the local legends
The photographer wrote, œYacumana 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
Brazilian Amazon. Photo #45 by ГоÑÑщий туÑ


Amazonian Sunset
Amazonian Sunset. Photo #46 by New7Wonders of Nature

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