Central Amazon Conservation Complex

World Heritage

Brazil

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The Central Amazon Conservation Area is the largest protected area in the Amazon Basin (over 6 million hectares) and one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. It also includes the important Várzea ecosystem, the Igapo forest, lakes and waterways that form an evolving aquatic mosaic and are home to the world's largest population of electric fish. The reserve protects key endangered species, including the Arapaima, the Amazon manatee, the black caiman and two species of river dolphins.