dukeglobalbaton:Studying the #geology of the #Amazonian Rainforest means that you have to do quite a
dukeglobalbaton:Studying the #geology of the #Amazonian Rainforest means that you have to do quite a bit of #traveling to get to your #research site. Every year, we assemble in #Cusco, Peru, for a 9 hr drive east, down from the #Altiplano, to the Andean foothills. Pictured here is the last major #mountain chain, blocking the moisture from the humid #Amazon (the clouds) from reaching the Altiplano. Once we crossed that last hill, it was downhill for ~13,000 ft (4,000m) in one steep descent to our next stop, the port of Atalaya. Thanks to @natgeo for supporting fieldwork through their Young Explorers program. http://ift.tt/2bZXJBa -- source link
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