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Peru’s slice of the Amazon Rainforest is a window into an otherwise mysterious world.
The Amazon Rainforest is one of the world’s most precious ecosystems. Stretching across eight South American countries and French Guiana, it’s home to 10% of the world’s known biodiversity and 1.4 billion acres of dense forests. This selva tropical (tropical rainforest) is bordered by the Guiana Highlands in the north, the Andes in the west, the Brazilian Highlands in the south and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. Much more than a haven for wildlife, the Amazon is also a major producer of fresh air, taking in massive amounts of carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen – thus the nickname ‘lungs of the earth.’
