The Amazon Rainforest is more of a product of the indigenous people rather than a natural occurrence. An extensive research and study of the Amazon Rainforest led to the discovery that its existence and its mere appearance is the product of the indigenous people living in the region. The locals were able to cultivate different kinds of trees that make up most of the rainforests composition.

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At least 85 species of trees were found in the Amazon Rainforest and they are known to be the indigenous people's source of living. From the food they eat to the building materials they use for their houses, these trees existed for more than 8,000 years and flourished to provide a hefty living for the people in the Amazon.

And because it is believed that the Amazon Rainforest is the product of the industrious indigenous people, study researcher Hans ter Steege said "So the Amazon is not nearly as untouched as it may seem." Meanwhile, studies reveal that the dust fertilizing the Amazon Rainforest came from the Northern Chad in Sahara desert during the Bodele Depression. More than 56 percent of the dust occupy the Amazon and is believed to be a good source of fertilizer because of the phosphorus it contained.

The Amazon rainforest also experiences great rain and floods that washes away the Sahara dust. Nevertheless, the yearly Sahara dust that is composed of more than 50 million tons is enough to replace the lost fertilizer during the rainy season. Moreover, the Amazon is also believed to be one of the causes of a deadly hurricane.

More than 11,200 years ago, the Amazon Rainforest started to acquire inhabitants and centuries after, the inhabitants now called the indigenous people of the Amazon started cultivating the region with trees and other natural resources. Are you convinced the Amazon Rainforest is the product of the indigenous people of the region? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment here on the Telegiz.