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The Amazon is located in Brazil. It is a jungle full of mysteries and adventures. Expeditions date back to 1542. The Amazon is a natural resource and its known as the Last Frontier.
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The native settlers live very rugged lives. Their villages do not have running water or electricity.
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The Amazon is full of natural resources, such as rubber, timber and gold!
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Rare animals, such as the Purpoise, can be found in the Amazon. Also,there are over 2 million types of insects.
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Workers begun to build the railroad tracks to transport rubber from the Amazon jungle to the Bolivian border.
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In 1907, many workers died from Malaria which is a disease transmitted through mosquito bites. Then, an American by the name of Farquhal took over the construction project. First, he built a camp for workers to sleep in and take shelter from the mosquitoes. Then he gave them medicine against Malaria and sprayed the area with pesticide.
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The railroad was completed in 1912. A total of 227 miles of track had been built.
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With the invention of modern machinery like bulldozers, people began cutting and burning down the Amazon forest.
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With new technology and the discovery of resources in nearer places, the use of the Devil's Railroad began to decrease. By 1972, the Brazilian government closed down the railroad.
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The Amazon is a place full of resources, including Gold! In 1990, over 60 thousand people had traveled to the area in hopes to find gold. Most used the panning method .
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Today, the Amazon continues to be a mysterious place explored by few, but visited by many.
