Mother of God : an extraordinary journey into the uncharted tributaries of the western Amazon

Title
Mother of God : an extraordinary journey into the uncharted tributaries of the western Amazon

Author
Rosolie, Paul, author.

ISBN
9780062259516

Edition
First edition.

Physical Description
x, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm

Personal Subject
Rosolie, Paul-Travel-Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
 
Rosolie, Paul-Travel-Peru.
 
Rosolie, Paul-Travel-Amazon River Region.

Subject Term
Rain forest ecology -- Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
 
Forest biodiversity conservation -- Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
 
Indians of South America -- Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)
 
Natural history -- Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)

Geographic Term
Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia) -- Description and travel.
 
Peru -- Description and travel.
 
Amazon River Region -- Description and travel.

Summary
The explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of the most biodiversity-rich place on the planet -- the Madre de Dios (Mother of God) region of Peru, where the Amazon River begins its massive flow from the Andean mountain cloud forests into the lowland Amazon rainforest.


LibraryCall NumberStatus
Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove)918.11046 ROSNonfiction Collection
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)918.11046 ROSChecked Out