Last summer , Googletook its Street View camerasto the Amazon , looking to catch the same 360 - arcdegree vistas that have made the technology so useful in cities all over the world . Yesterday , the projection went live . There goes the balance of your week .
you may now stray around the Amazonian hobo camp — exploring its river , forests , and even outside hamlet — all from your computer . Says Google :
Take a virtual sauceboat ride down the main section of the Rio Negro , and float up into the smaller tributaries where the forest is flooded . Stroll along the paths of Tumbira , the prominent community in the Reserve , or visit some of the other communities who invited us to deal their lives and refinement . revel a hike along an Amazon forest track and see where Brazil nuts are harvested . you could even see a timberland critter if you look hard enough !
come home through to the Amazon section of the Street View Galleryto get an idea of what ’s available to explore , or start up your written matter of Google Earth and get up close and personal with South America ’s Amazon Basin . ( search likeyou’ll need Google Earth interpretation 6to explore . )
[ Google Earth Blog ]
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