{"id":2506,"date":"2023-03-10T14:21:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T13:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2023-03-10T14:21:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T13:21:14","slug":"what-country-does-amazon-river-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutriver.com\/what-country-does-amazon-river-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"What country does amazon river begin?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world and is located in South America. It runs through the countries of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador. The Amazon River begins in the Andes Mountains in Peru.<\/p>\n

The Amazon River begins in South America in the country of Brazil.<\/p>\n

What country does the Amazon river begin and end? <\/h2>\n

The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, and it has the largest drainage basin of any river in the world. It originates high in the Andes Mountains of Peru and flows eastwards on a meandering 4,000-mile (6,400 km) journey, roughly one-third of its length in Peru and two-thirds in Brazil, before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean on Brazil’s northeastern coast.<\/p>\n

The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest, spanning eight rapidly developing countries—Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname—and French Guiana, an overseas territory of France. The Amazon is home to an incredible diversity of plant and animal life, including many endangered and threatened species. The rainforest is also an important source of livelihood for indigenous peoples, who have lived there for centuries.<\/p>\n