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Author Rosolie, Paul, author

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

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 UMFK Stacks  F3451.M2 R67 2014    DUE 05-14-24  
Edition First edition
Phys Descr x, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm
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
Note Includes bibliographical references (page 307)
Contents Introduction -- The age of innocence. The jaguar ; Restless ; Into the Amazon ; Jungle law ; The giant ; The basin of life ; The descent ; The wild gang ; Anaconderos ; The floating forest -- The battle of the Amazon. The other side ; The beached-whale paradox ; Storm solo ; Poaching poachers ; The launch ; The western gate ; At world's end ; The river
Subject 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)
Indians 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
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