In which part of South America does the Amazon River flow?

This river flows precisely in the Northern part of South America. This river carries a quarter of all the fresh water of our planet into the ocean. For the first time the world learned about it in the sixteenth century, it was discovered by the Spanish conquistadors. This greatest river originates in the Andes themselves. According to the latest data, the length of this river has already exceeded seven thousand kilometers. This river has more than 500 tributaries. More than two and a half thousand fish live here. Also here you can meet the bloodthirsty Cayman crocodile.