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Peru ends era of 'roadless wilderness' in its Amazon rainforests

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2018-01-30

Biodiversity reaches its zenith in south-east Peru. This vast wilderness of 2m square km of rainforests and savannahs is formed of the headwaters of three major river basins, the Juruá, Purús, and Madeira. Nowhere on Earth can you find more species of animals and plants than in this corner of the Amazon that rubs up against the feet of the towering Andean mountains. These forests are also home to a culturally diverse human population, many of whom still live in voluntary isolation from the rest of humanity.

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https://phys.org/news/2018-01-peru-era-roadless-wilderness-amazon.html