Ariana Salisbury
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In rainforests, you will find many landmarks.
Three famous landmarks that I will inform
you about is the, Amazon Basin, the Amazon
Rainforest, and Machu Picchu. Come explore
with me these beautiful places!
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The Amazon Basin has many fun and
interesting things to offer. It is home to the
largest rainforest in the world, and the
second largest river.
Countries found in the Amazon Basin are,
Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.
The Amazon Rainforest is thought to be formed during the
Eocene era, which occurred about 56 million years ago. After
the extinction of dinosaurs, the wetter climate was given a
chance to expand. It is said that this interesting landmark’s
name came from a war Francisco de Orellana fought.
Francisco was a Spanish explorer and conquistador.
According to evidence, the first humans settled in the
Amazon region 11,200 years ago!
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You can find the sloth in the Amazon Basin and Rainforest.
The three-toed sloth is the slowest animal on the planet!
This animal enjoys climbing in the trees and has very strong
limbs to do so.
When it comes to any ground activity, you can leave this little
guy out!
Though the sloth has very weak legs, it has an
awesome neck and can turn it up to 270 degrees!
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The jaguar is another rainforest animal.
This animal is the largest of all cats in South
America.
While most cats avoid water, this big guy
loves it!
Jaguars are carnivores and will eat animals
such as, deer, capybaras, and tapirs.
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It is believed that Machu Picchu was once a royal estate or
sacred religious site for Inca leaders.
The Incas began building Machu Picchu in 1450.
The construction was stopped after the Spanish Conquest.
Bingham, an archaeologist during the early 1900’s, did a lot
of research here, and brought back several artifacts.
 Machu
Picchu is one of the
Wonders of the World.
 This landmark is very popular,
and many people travel here!
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http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/a
mazonrainforest.html
http://www.wcupa.edu/aceer/amigos/cd/rainfores
t.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/machu-picchu