Aria Amazon in pictures

Huge windows provide unparalelled opportunities for bedbound sightseeing

Expeditions each morning and evening penetrate deep in to the rainforest

Trees are locked in competition to reach the sunlight

The three-toed sloth rarely comes down from the forest canopy

Brown woolly monkeys are among the most engaging of the Amazon’s primates

Parrots, like these blue-and-yellow macaws, are often seen in the tree tops 

I come face to face with a piranha...

... but avoid crossing paths with this swimming snake

The riverbanks are a haven for birds and monkeys

Indigenous residents of the forest use canoes for transport and fishing... but large swathes of the forest are unpopulated