The road extending from Porto Velho toward the southeast of the image is the notorious BR-364. It had just started operating when I arrived in1996. Follow links to some of its commercial and personal customers. For more about each state in the Amazon region, visit Viva Brazil's North page. More on Rain Forests Educational site raises money for rain forest acquisition and protection.
Features map animation of rain forest depletion.
Rainforest Action Network is a site for research, news, and activism on behalf of rain forests and indigenous peoples. Return to James Hayes-Bohanan's Environmental Geography Pages .