{"id":2231,"date":"2023-03-07T13:21:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T12:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/?p=2231"},"modified":"2023-03-07T13:21:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T12:21:47","slug":"is-the-amazon-river-man-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/is-the-amazon-river-man-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the amazon river man made?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Amazon River is one of the largest rivers in the world. It is also one of the most controversial rivers because there is some evidence that it was not always there.<\/p>\n

No, the Amazon River is not man made.<\/p>\n

How was the Amazon river formed? <\/h2>\n

The Amazon is one of the great rivers of the world, and its origins are fascinating. Millions of years ago, rivers flowing westward across what is now northern Brazil reversed their course to flow toward the Atlantic, and the mighty Amazon was born. A previous study suggested that the about-face was triggered by gradual changes in the flow of hot, viscous rock deep beneath the South American continent.<\/p>\n

It is now clear that the Amazon was not an empty wilderness in pre-contact times, but was instead a region with a deep and ancient pattern of human settlement dating back to 12,000 years ago. Additionally, it is now understood that much of the Amazon “jungle” that we know today is actually an anthropogenic landscape that has been shaped by human activity over time. These new insights have important implications for our understanding of the Amazon region and its people.<\/p>\n

Is the Amazon river a natural wonder <\/h3>\n