Dipping a toe into Amazonia
June 13th 2012 The statistics for the Amazon Basin are mind-blowing, even in what was, briefly, our infinitesimal part of it.
Only 1.67% of Amazonia falls within Ecuador’s borders, yet it comprises just over half of Ecuador’s landmass.
One hectare may contain more species of tree than the entirety of North America. The whole area contains approximately 5% of the world’s plants.
More than 600 of mainland
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