rivers of South America

Caught in the bright beam, the pacas' eyes gleam red, revealing the animals' hiding places along the banks of the river. ... hunting is currently threatening 301 land mammals with extinction and endangering the food security of hundreds of millions of people across parts of Africa, Asia, and South America.

There are places on this river that remind me of South America,” said houseboating enthusiast Susan Bradley of St. Augustine. Renting a houseboat from Holly Bluff Marina in DeLand, you can travel this north-flowing river for several hours through forest and swamp before reaching Astor, a rustic fishing ...

Unique in South America, the company operates a private guide system – with one adventure expert and vehicle allocated to each guest – tailoring a ... a blond, wiry gentleman who takes care of several kayaks, which we use to paddle along a calm, quiet tributary of the Iguazu river, where dragonflies and ...

A top predator, the river otter is known to some local people in Brazil's Pantanal as the "aquatic jaguar"—and indeed in this showdown, the otter's ... that in the water they can escape jaguars," notes Esteban Payan, a National Geographic explorer and northern South America program director for Panthera.

This year's Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival music lineup includes British pop, South American rhythms, funk, hip-hop and country. And it all kicks off June 1 with legendary R&B/soul singer Mavis Staples. She provided the soundtrack to the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s with her family's band, ...

The morning fog-afternoon sun weather pattern almost perfectly mirrors the weather in Sonoma's Russian River Valley. Cruzat, winemaker for Chile's Vina San Pedro 1865, believes these patterns and geographic parallels make South America perfect for high-end Pinot Noir. In Elqui, where 1865 produces ...

The Amazon in South America is the longest river in the world—or so says a recent survey by the government of Brazil, which has a vested interest in staying a few steps ahead of the Nile. The Amazon has a vast jungle basin, breathtaking waterfalls, and the world's largest river dolphins, but it might be more ...

SHE had not long returned from touring South America, but no jet lag was apparent when Tash Sultana took to the stage for her first gig at Bluesfest. The self taught singer-songwriter, looping genius, multi-instrumentalist and former Northern Rivers resident was for many a highlight throughout the festival.

“Once successful in Southeast Asia, such a pattern, a key part of the 'Belt and Road Initiative', could be introduced to other places, such as Africa and South America.” On Saturday, the six nations through which the Mekong flows adopted an ambitious investment plan to develop 227 projects worth US$66 ...

Examples include agreements in South America involving Amazonian rivers and the River Plate, as well as a deal for the Nile that supplies water to 11 countries in Africa, he said. Outside the gathering, hundreds of people attending the Alternative World Water Forum protested against water privatization.

Clary, who has organized and led numerous study abroad trips to Central and South America, said students learn on multiple levels during a trip like this. ... Bordering Peru, Madidi National Park encompasses an area of 1.9 million hectares of South American rainforests, glaciers and Andean peaks.

Flowing 6,992 kilometers through South America's rainforest, the "jungle highway" is a transport route for everything. DW's Lukas Stege chronicles his ... The policeman tips the contents of the bag into the river, closes the backpack and leaves the 22-year-old on the ship. The Swiss tourist has arrived from ...

However, my husband David and I were standing at Cape Froward, the southernmost tip of South America, after having forded four glacier-fed rivers, .... improved did we realise the error of our judgment as we battled in this arid, wind-torn land; translating them to: Dry River, Salty River and Dead Goat!

Located at 661 N. Lasalle Blvd. in River North, the steakhouse is the most popular high-end South American restaurant in Chicago, boasting 4.5 stars out of 1,423 reviews on Yelp. The churrascaria -- founded in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a focus on roasting spears of meat on an open fire -- has dozens ...

Even today, evidence of the ancient rock dams still exists along tributaries of several South American rivers. At the present day in the modern world, rising water levels have occurred along several navigable waterways internationally including sections of the Lower Mississippi River and sections of the ...

There are places on this river that remind me of South America,” said houseboating enthusiast Susan Bradley of St. Augustine. Renting a houseboat from Holly Bluff Marina in DeLand, you can travel this north-flowing river for several hours through forest and swamp before reaching Astor, a rustic fishing ...