the amazon basin
81Geography of Colombia — The geography of Colombia is characterized by containing five main natural regions that present their own unique characteristics, from the Andes mountain range region shared with Ecuador and Venezuela; the Pacific Ocean coastal region shared with …
82Machiguenga people — The Machiguenga (also Machigenga, Matsigenka, Matsigenga) are an indigenous people of the Amazon Basin jungle regions of southeastern Peru, east of Machu Picchu and close to the borders of Bolivia and Brazil.[1][2] The people are short, but… …
83Oriente (Ecuador) — The Oriente is a region of eastern Ecuador, comprising the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes and the lowland areas of rainforest in the Amazon basin. Contents 1 Geographical Location 2 Conditions 3 Economy …
84Taíno — The Taínos were pre Columbian inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It is believed that the seafaring Taínos were relatives of the Arawakan people of South America. Their language is a member of the… …
85Rubber boom — The rubber boom was an important part of the economic and social history of Brazil, being related with the extraction and commercialization of rubber. This boom was centered in the Amazon, facilitating a large expansion of colonization,… …
86Neotropical fishes — The freshwater fishes of tropical South and Central America represent one of the most diverse aquatic ecosystems on Earth, with more than 5,600 species, representing about 10% all living vertebrate species. The exceptional diversity of species,… …
87Carhuasanta — The Quebrada Carhuasanta is located in the Apurímac Region of Peru. It is known as the headwaters of the Amazon River. The brook is fed by the winter snows of Nevado Mismi, (5,597 m), some 6,400 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean. Of all the… …
88Justus Henry Nelson — The Revd Justus Henry Nelson (1850–1937) established the first Protestant church in the Amazon basin and was a self supporting Methodist missionary in Belém, Pará, Brazil for 45 years.Early yearsJustus was born December 22, 1850 in Menomonee… …
89History of South America — The history of South America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent in the Earth s southern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere …
90History of slavery — The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history. Slavery, generally defined, refers to the systematic exploitation of labor traced back to the earliest records, such as the Code… …
