Guaporé Valley, on the border between Brazil and Bolivia. The region is eight hundred kilometers from Porto Velho, the capital of Rondônia.
In the dry season, Amazon turtles appear. They come in search of beaches with thick sand.
The last cycle began almost two months later than usual.
The delay may have been caused by climate change and fires.
When they finally overcome the barriers, the turtles can be seen in six nesting sites like this one: Praia Alta.
The spawning process lasts an average of four hours. The turtle leaves the water, chooses a spot on the beach, digs, lays its eggs and returns to the river.
It usually occurs during the early morning hours, when the ambient temperature on the beach is more suitable.
For experts, this stage of spawning is the most important for the species' survival.
Two months after laying the eggs, the hatchlings are born.
But this year the flooding of the Guaporé River came early, and only thirty percent of the turtles survived.

Source: Amazon Agency