geographyofsouthamerica
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Don’t Rush to Canonise Patagonia
The founder of Patagonia said this week in an exclusive interview with the New York Times that he’s giving away his company to support environmental protection. Yvon Chouinard, the rock-climber-turned-businessman who has long pushed his company as the face of progressive corporate environmentalism, told the Times that he wants to “give away the maximum amount…
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Brazil Plans to Deforest the Amazon to Repave 870 Kilometres of Abandoned Highway
The most controversial aspects of most highways are usually the traffic, number of lanes they have or the speed limit, but very few roadways are like BR-319. BR-319 is (or was) a federal highway in Brazil. The 869 km road connects the city of Manaus with the city of Porto Velho. Manaus is the capital…