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Amazonas Essentials

This collection highlights the geographical extremes of Brazil's largest state, featuring the country's highest peak, Pico da Neblina, and its tallest waterfall, Cachoeira do El Dorado. The list spans the massive Rio Negro archipelago of Anavilhanas and the UNESCO-listed wilderness of Jaú National Park. It also includes the 325-meter Amazon Tall Tower Observatory, a key facility for climate research, and the sacred indigenous site of Cachoeira Iauaretê on the Uaupés River.

Amazonas Essentials — Kort

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Amazon rainforest

The Amazon rainforest, alternatively, the Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that…

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Jaú National Park

The Jaú National Park is a national park located in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

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Amazon basin

The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries.

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Archipelago of Anavilhanas National Park

Anavilhanas National Park is a national park that encompasses a huge river archipelago in the Rio Negro in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

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Pico da Neblina

Pico da Neblina is the highest peak in Brazil, 2,995.3 metres above sea level, in the Serra da Neblina, part of the Serra do Imeri, a…

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Cachoeira do El Dorado

Brazil's highest waterfall, dropping over 353 meters. It is located within the remote Serra do Aracá State Park.

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Amazon Tall Tower Observatory

The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory or ATTO is a scientific research facility in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.

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Juruena National Park

Juruena National Park, declared in 2006, is the third largest national park of Brazil.

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Cachoeira Iauaretê

A series of rapids on the Uaupés River. It is a sacred site for the Tukano and Desana indigenous peoples and is recognized as intangible cultural heritage by IPHAN.

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