The Amazon and its tributaries flow through the countries of Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean 6, 437 kilometers (4,000 miles) from the Amazon's headwaters high in the Andes mountains of Peru. read more
The Amazon River begins at a tributary known as the Carhusanta, located in the Andes Mountains of Peru. It ends by emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. The world's largest tropical rainforest can be found in the Amazon River's watershed. read more