Amazon Rain Forest
Called the "lungs of the planet", the dense wild jungle that borders the world’s longest river is home to countless exotic plant species. The Amazon is a region of superlatives. It spans the borders of eight countries; it is the world's largest river basin and the source of one-fifth of the Earth's river water; it has the world's highest diversity of birds and freshwater fish; it is the planet's largest and most luxuriant rainforest in which, amazingly, live more than one third of all species in the world. One of these is the Acai palm that produces the “millionaire salad”, hearts of palm. Harvesting this delicacy sadly kills the tree and because of this and other poor agricultural practices, the Amazon rain forest is endangered. The Acai palm, however, also produces the highly nutritious Acai berry, which can be harvested sustainably. Harvest Bay’s Acai Fruit Juice is made from this "super-fruit" and as it grows in popularity, it just might help to save the rainforest.