Mother of God : an extraordinary journey into the uncharted tributaries of the western Amazon / Paul Rosolie.

The explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of the most biodiversity-rich place on the planet -- the Madre de Dios (Mother of God) region of Peru, where the Amazon River begins its massive flow from the Andean mountain cloud forests into the lowland Amazon rainfo...

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Main Author: Rosolie, Paul (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Rosolie, Paul > Travel > Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
Rosolie, Paul > Travel > Peru.
Rosolie, Paul > Travel > Amazon River Region.
Rain forest ecology > Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
Forest biodiversity conservation > Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
Indigenous peoples of South America > Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
Natural history > Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia) > Description and travel.
Peru > Description and travel.
Amazon River Region > Description and travel.
NonFiction.
Adventure > Travel > Wilderness.
Nature.
Genre:
NonFiction.
Adventure
Nature.
Physical Description:x, 306 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Uncharted tributaries of the western Amazon.
Format: Book
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Summary:
The explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of the most biodiversity-rich place on the planet -- the Madre de Dios (Mother of God) region of Peru, where the Amazon River begins its massive flow from the Andean mountain cloud forests into the lowland Amazon rainforest.
Call Number:F3451.M2 R67 2014
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (page [307]).
ISBN:9780062259516
0062259512