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Live from
the Amazon
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year, ICE AXE TV traveled with Doug Stoup and
fellow explorers to the Amazon river and rain
forest in Brazil. Each day they sent
photos,
audio, video
and text (Cronin's
journal);
while also answering questions
from students
via this website.
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journey began and ended in Manaus (see map and
satellite images below). They explored the Amazon
river, visited local villages, swam, snorkeled,
fished and took walks in the jungle.
Join us in
2009!
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Join the
Project
Piaba Expedition
and help to make a difference -- January 25 to
February 7, 2009.
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Reserve your
place on board our well-equipped river cruiser with
air conditioned cabin and private bath. The cost of
the expedition includeds the boat excursion, room,
laundry and meals; local transport, city tour
tickets/fees, tips to specialist guides and crew.
Deadline for reservations: September 30,
2008. Contact Karyn
Stanley at
ICE AXE for details.
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Featured
photos from last year (all
photos)
(click
to enlarge, close window to
return)
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Allan's
bass
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Red
faced
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Jason
at kapok
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Velho
Arthur II
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Black
piranha
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Tree
frog
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Current temperature and
time
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Cronin
Wilkes on night vision with a sloth
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Expedition
Status / Itinerary:
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Click green
buttons for video or the 'eye' to view photo of the
day
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Date
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Activity
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Video
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Photo
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Jan. 16
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Amazon rain
forest (Eco
Park)
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Jan. 17
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Wyland
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dispatches
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Jan. 18
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Amazon rain
forest
(on
YouTube)
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Jan. 19
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Amazon rain forest
(on
YouTube)
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Jan. 20
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Manaus... in
town... on boat...
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Jan. 21
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Rio Negro south...
at lake
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journal
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Jan. 22
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Manaus... opera
house... fish market Cronin's
journal
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Jan. 23
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Cruising the
Amazon... piranha!
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Jan. 24
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Jungle walk... big
tree...bass...
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Jan. 25
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Up Rio Negro...
otter
video
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Jan. 26
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Novo Airao
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Jan. 27
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Barcelos ...
festival...
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Jan. 28
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Barcelos...
beach... pagent...
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Jan. 29
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Igrape Zamula,
canoe...
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Jan. 30
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Research team
trawling in the channel... bow fishing...
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Jan. 31
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Down Rio Negro |
Wyland
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dispatches
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Feb. 1
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Water falls,
streams, local villages
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Feb. 2
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Manaus... Aquarium
visit...
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Feb. 3
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Expedition ends...
The journey home...
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slides
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Satellite photo: NASA / Google
Earth
About the
Amazon
--It
is commonly held that the Amazon River was named for the
indigenous women warriors encountered in 1541 by the Spanish
explorer, Fransico de Orellana.
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The Amazon rain forest
is believed to have existed for approximately 100 million
years, making it the oldest tropical forest on Earth. It
covers over 2.7 million square miles, and is situated in
northern Brazil in the Amazon River basin (4,195 miles
long).
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The Amazon Basin usually
floods between June and October. The river accounts for 20
percent of all the fresh water released into the oceans.
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Temperatures average
around 26 degrees celsius (79 F), with the average annual
rainfall around 80 inches. The days are warm and humid and
the nights can be quite cool. Current
conditions Manaus
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There are thousands of
different species of mammals, reptiles and fish found in the
Amazon rainforest; they include:
Jaguar,
Piranha,
Toucan,
Anaconda,
Giant Horned Frog,
Amazon River Dolphins (the pink
river dolphin or boto, gray river dolphin);
Fishes: Tambaqui, Arawana,
Pirarucu, Arapaima, Dourada Catfish,
Manatee,
Uakari;
South America's largest river
turtle, Podocnemis Expansa; Black
Caiman...
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The Amazon is also home
to many unique trees and plants, and the insect life could
range anywhere from 20,000 kinds to a million.
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