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Beijing

Images of the Amazon

Amazonia del Peru, a four-day show next week, celebrates the natural heritage region of the mighty river, described as "the lungs of the world". The photo exhibition at the Latin American and Caribbean Center opens at 4 pm on Aug 19, and at 5 pm the film La Travesia de Chumpi by Fernando Valdivia will be shown. The embassy of Peru will present three additional documentaries from the region at 7:30 pm on the next three nights. Wednesday night's film will be preceded with a talk titled "The beauty of the Amazon of Peru" by Leon Chen, the executive director of Operation Earth.