Beni River, Rurrenabaque and Sustainability Food Chains in the Amazon of Bolivia.

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Jul 26

Written By Leelush

Beni River, local fishing at La Paz Department, Amazon, Bolivia. — Local Bolivians fishing at the Beni River, La Paz Department, Amazon, Bolivia.

Beni River is a river located in the north of Bolivia, part of the Amazon River and the Amazon Basin. The Beni River is known as the Madre de Dios River in its mouth. The middle part of the river is close to the town Rurrenabaque, known as Rurre. There, the Tulchi River joins the Beni River.

Beni River, view from Rurrenabaque, Amazon, Bolivia.

Exploring this part of Bolivia is an exceptional adventure as you can witness the uniqueness of the Amazon River system, with the food and agriculture that are typically characterized by the sustainability food chains of the Amazon.

Picking fresh papaya from the garden in Amazon basin near San Buenaventura on the west bank of the Beni River, Amazon, Bolivia.

Sustainability food chain, papaya and bananas from the plantation on the banks of the Beni River, Amazon basin of Bolivia.

While exploring this part of the Amazon River, we were staying in Rurrenabaque on the bank of the Beni River in Bolivia. From there, we were traveling to the Bolivian rainforest and exploring the surrounding pampas, which are the land of the Amazonas basin.

Sustainability food chain, transportation by wooden-made local boats from the Beni River in the Amazon basin of Bolivia.

Sustainability food chain, vegetables, yucca and platano, from the plantations in the Amazon basin of Bolivia.

Knowledge of the importance of the Amazon basin is imperative to acknowledge the contribution that this region has on eco-system, agriculture, biodiversity, and global ecological role and function for climate change. We have witnessed that there is a symbiosis relationship between the biodiversity, the wildlife, and the river with the sustainability food chain. The Amazon basin enjoys preservation of its biodiversity as well as cultures, and indigenous populations, equally, as the population of the indigenous and local Amazonas people preserve the natural resources of the Amazon basin.

Local market on Sunday in Rurrenabaque, Amazon basin of Bolivia.

The local Bolivians and the indigenous are cultivating agriculture, such as plantations of platanos, bananas, rice, soya beans, sugar cane, and other vegetables and fruits. The more fruitful the land is in the Amazon basin, without chemicals and fertilization, the better is the quality of life and the reduction of deforestation and pollutants. There are few interests that the western world is looking into in the Amazon region, specifically with the reduction of deforestation and the reduction of carbon and CO2, which influences climate change.

Sustainability food chain, vegetables, carrots, beets, onions, potatoes and green beans in the local market in Rurrenabaque, Amazon of Bolivia.

Sustainability food-chain fresh eggs, green beans and coconut from the local market in Rurrenabaque, Amazon of Bolivia. — Sustainability food chain fresh eggs, green beans and coconut from the local market in Rurrenabaque, Amazon of Bolivia.

The preservation of this area depends on the carbon cycle and the water cycle by the local Bolivians, the indigenous and of course external forces who are coming to benefit from the natural resources of the Amazon. It is known that the Amazon basin holds 10% of the world's biodiversity and about 50% of the world's river discharge. The vegetables and the reduction of deforestation is crucial to the carbon cycle and the water cycle. The indigenous and the locals in those areas enjoy the cultivation of agriculture from the riverside as well as free fishing from the river. The sustainability food chain includes free range of animals such as chickens and cows that are raised freely without specification of hormones.