x, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (page [307]).
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.