Amazon Water Vial

This specimen is a vial of Amazon River Water collected near Iquitos, Peru, the “Peruvian Capitol of the Amazon.” The item is encased in an acrylic specimen jar and housed in a glass-topped riker display box measuring 4x3x1 (inches). A small information card will accompany the specimen.

“Earth’s Greatest River” and the second longest river on the planet, the Amazon captivates the imaginations of people worldwide. Flowing over 4,300 miles from over 1,000 tributaries, its 2.7 million square mile basin is home to the Amazon Rainforest, one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet.