Experts on the subject revealed why you can only use boats to travel along the Amazon River despite the fact that there are various communities nearby.
All the people who have visited the jungle part of Peru have encountered a natural wonder that is the Amazon River, one of the longest and largest in the world, which also runs through several South American countries. However, despite being a tourist attraction, there is a question that arises and that is why it does not have bridges.
Although there are various communities that live near the Amazon River, the only means of transportation is boat travel as it adapts to the conditions in the environment.
Why can’t any bridge be built on the Amazon River?
There is many factors why this construction cannot be carried out, ranging from socioeconomic and geographic factors. In this sense, it is due to the rugged and humid terrain of the surroundings, which prevents the stability of said constructions, in addition, which would have a high maintenance cost, according to the article ‘There are zero bridges across the Amazon. Here is why’, which was published on the Medium website’.
“The Amazon is wet. It has very swampy soil, extremely soft. Any bridge would need deep foundations and very large beams sunk into the river bed to stand up. All of that adds up to a lot of time, money and material, and none of it would be easy in the Amazon,” the publication reads.
On the other hand, it is also due to the lack of roads and tracks that would prevent the transfer of tractors and industrial resources for the construction of the bridges.
The Amazon River is one of the longest and largest.
What are the countries that the Amazon River crosses?
These are the countries in South America that the Amazon River runs through.
- Peru: The Amazon has its origins in the Andes mountain range, in Peru. It is born between the currents of the Marañón River and the Ucayali River.
- Brazil: Home to most of the Amazon, the river flows through the vast Amazon rainforest.
- Colombia: although its presence is not as extensive as in Peru or Brazil, it is still vital for local communities and ecosystems.
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