The Amazon - A Living, Breathing Sanctuary

Saying that I have been to and seen the Amazon almost feels ridiculous. The region is so vast and so profoundly wild that claiming to have seen it is like saying you know a city because you've looked at a single fountain. The Amazon cannot be seen -it can only be experienced in

fragments. Wild, hot, breathtaking, and overflowing with life and color: this is the memory I carry in my heart of the Amazon. A place where nature is still in command, where ecosystems function on their own

terms, and where animals-despite everything-still live in what is a true sanctuary. And then there are the fish. Incredibly colorful, often bizarre in shape, and marked by patterns that are impossible to forget. Nowhere is this more evident than with the peacock bass, a species

capable of displaying an almost infinite range of colors and markings. No two seem exactly alike. They are aggressive, territorial, spectacular to watch and to fish for-true icons of the world's greatest rainforest. More than just a target species, the peacock bass represent the living symbol

of the lungs of our planet, a reminder of how rich, fragile, and extraordinary this place truly is.

The Amazon leaves you humbled. It doesn't show itself easily, but when it does, it stays with you

forever