Every living thing is ready to devour you or lay eggs under your skin, from electric eels to biting insects. Even swimming is risky due to unique threats like the candiru fish.
Modern dangers in the Amazon include drug gangs, droughts, forest fires, and even introduced hippos by Pablo Escobar. Deforestation has led to a landscape of genetically modified soya bean triffids.
The region faces challenges like deforestation by chainsaw-wielding individuals, leaving behind a desert landscape. Yet, there remains moments of wonder, like watching parrots in the primary jungle.
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