George Earl Church
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Colonel George Earl Church, was an American civil engineer and geographer, known for being an explorer of South America.
George Earl Church, painted in 1885
Government Loan of the Republic of Bolivia, issued 24 August 1871, signed by George Earl Church as 'Special Agent of the Republic of Bolivia'.
Amazon River
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The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the second-longest or longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile.
George Earl Church
…had secured his victory, Church unsuccessfully tried to get Washington to intervene in saving the life of Maximilian I of Mexico. He then explored the River Amazon from 1868, becoming the leading authority on that region of South America. At this point, he spoke fluent Spanish, Portuguese and French, and was…
Old drawing (from 1879) of Arapaima fishing at the Amazon River. The arapaima has been on Earth for at least 23 million years.
Amazon tributaries near Manaus
Amazonas state
Amazon Theatre opera house in Manaus built in 1896 during the rubber boom