Category: Most amazing places

Conquistador Francisco de Orellana discovered the Amazon as early as the 16th century, but the debate about the length of the river continues even today. The most widely accepted theory is that the origins of the Amazon begin in the high Andean mountains of Peru, namely the three rivers Mantaro, Apurimac and Maranone.

Scientists discovered the oldest human mummies in the Atacama Desert: they are four millennia older than their Egyptian counterparts. The extreme drought and lack of bacteria contributed to the excellent preservation of these specimens.