Amazon forest

Amazon forest is also known as Amazon jungle or Amazonia. Amazon forest is also called Amazon rain forest. It is spread in the South America and covers most of the Amazon basin. Amazon basin is occupied on the seven million square kilometers and in those seven about five million square kilometers are covered by the Amazon rain forest belt. 

Nine different countries fall in this region and most of the forest is in the Brazil about 60 % and after coming the Peru which contains about 13 % of the forest and minor amount of forest is present in the Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Guyana, Ecuador, Surinam and French Guiana. The Amazon rain forest is such a huge that it occupies about fifty % of the world rain forest. Four nations give name Amazonia to their states and departments. Most of the tropical species are present is this region. In 2008 it was shortlisted as the candidate for the new seven wonders of the world. It has topped the group E which consists of the nature parks and the forest in the world.  When you are flying over the forest you will only see the bed of lush green tree and it will captivate your mind like indescribable thing and you will not forget this journey.