c. 13,000 BCE
Ancient Amazonians create villages in the Amazon
The people of Llanos de Moxos build earthworks in the Amazon
c. 1400–1533 CE
The Inca Empire flourishes in Peru
1541–2
Spaniard Francisco de Orellana sails the length of the Amazon
1690s
The Portuguese begin mining for gold in the Amazon
1872
Yellowstone becomes the first national park in the U.S.
1874
Francisco Moreno goes on his first expedition to Patagonia
1879
The Amazon rubber boom begins
1922
Nahuel Huapi becomes a national park in Argentina
1929
Kaieteur becomes the first national park in the Amazon region
1931
Ynés Mexía canoes down the Amazon River
1944
The photographer Sebastião Salgado is born
1965
Brazil passes its first Forest Code to protect the rainforest
2018
Chiribiquete National Natural Park is declared a World Heritage Site
2019
The Amazon has a record number of fires
2024
27 new species of animals, fish, and insects are uncovered in Peru’s Amazon Rainforest