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  2. Timeline of Amazon history - Wikipedia

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    View of Manú National Park in the Amazon Rainforest. This is a timeline of Amazon history, which dates back at least 11,000 years ago, when humans left indications of their presence in Caverna da Pedra Pintada. [1] [2] Here is a brief timeline of historical events in the Amazon River valley.

  3. Hippolyta - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte [1] (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ l ɪ t ə /; Greek: Ἱππολύτη Hippolytē), was a daughter of Ares and Otrera, [2] queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe.

  4. Hoatzin - Wikipedia

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    The hoatzin (/ h oʊ ˈ æ t s ɪ n / hoh-AT-sin) [note 1] or hoactzin (/ h oʊ ˈ æ k t s ɪ n / hoh-AKT-sin) (Opisthocomus hoazin) [4] is a species of tropical bird found in swamps, riparian forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and the Orinoco basins in South America.

  5. Cioccolato di Modica - Wikipedia

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    Modica chocolate with cocoa butter blooming. The cioccolato di Modica (Modica chocolate or chocolate of Modica, also known as cioccolata modicana) is an Italian protected geographical indication (PGI) specialty chocolate, [1] typical of the comune (municipality) of Modica, in Sicily, characterized by an ancient and original recipe using manual grinding (rather than conching) which gives the ...

  6. Amazon Delta - Wikipedia

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    The Amazon Delta (Portuguese: delta do Amazonas) is a vast river delta formed by the Amazon River and the Tocantins River (through the Pará River distributary channel) in northern South America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is located in the Brazilian states of Amapá and Pará [ 4 ] and encompasses the Marajó Archipelago , with Marajó Island as its ...

  7. Nukak - Wikipedia

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    The Nukak people (also Nukak-Makú) live between the Guaviare and Inírida rivers, in the depths of the tropical humid forest, on the fringe of the Amazon basin, in Guaviare Department, Republic of Colombia. They are nomadic hunter-gatherers with seasonal nomadic patterns and practice small-scale shifting horticulture.

  8. Puerto Rican amazon - Wikipedia

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    The Puerto Rican amazon was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. [3] The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. [4]

  9. Community Banana Stand - Wikipedia

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    Banistas sometimes offer up trivia facts about bananas, such as the proper term for a bunch of bananas (a hand). [3] Having previously considered oranges and apples, Amazon decided to go with bananas as they require no washing or extra packaging, with each stand providing a compost bin for peels. Visitors have requested a greater variety of ...

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