Juancho Torres • 05 April 2023 • update: 05 April 2023
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: An aerial view of a canoe moving through Amazon River at the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: A canoe carries people through Amazon River at the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: An aerial view of Amazon River at the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: A bird flies over Amazon River at the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: Victoria Regia reserve, a large common tropical aquatic plant in the Amazon region with its circular leaf floating on the water surface in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: A green iguana is seen on a tree at the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: A green iguana is seen on a tree at the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: Victoria Regia reserve, a large common tropical aquatic plant in the Amazon region with its circular leaf floating on the water surface in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: A view of Amazon River at the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: A canoe carries people through Amazon River at the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: A scarlet macaw is seen in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: The Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: A heron sits on a branch over Amazon River at the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
Amazon rainforest in Leticia, Colombia
LETICIA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 1: A canoe carries people through Amazon River at the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia on April 1, 2023. Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most important reservoirs of insect, animal, and plant biodiversity and accounts for more than half of the world’s tropical forests. The department of the Amazon covers 109,665 km2, equivalent to 9.6% of the national territory and 27.2% of the Colombian Amazon. The Amazon River (6,400 km long) runs 117 km through Colombia. Life is punctuated by the floods of this giant river, which in the dry season spreads over a width of 4 km, only to flood the forest for kilometers during the rainy season when the water level rises by 15 m. ( Juancho Torres - Anadolu Agency )Juancho Torres
