Martin Strel, a legendary Guinness record marathon swimmer, has always been looking for the challenges of impossible and the Amazon is going to be the next one. On Feb 1st 2007, Martin Strel is going to start swimming all the way from Atalaya (Peru) to the Atlantic Ocean at Belém (Brazil) along Amazon river. He is planning to reach 3,375 mile (5,430 kms) long ultimate challenge in 70 days. Martin Strel has already achieved many world records before this extraordinary project.
He has dedicated this swim to the preservation of the rainforest, to raising awareness for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, and to promoting telemedicine as a valuable tool in bringing modern medicine to remote areas.
Amazon is the largest river in the world and the world’s second longest river and swimming in it can be fatal with so many predators from pirahnas to sharks. However, Piran Café pointed out that Candiru fish as the Amazon’s most notorious fish as what it can do to human is worst than you can imagine. Candiru also known as Vandellia cirrhosa, will follow the urine’s path, swim into the penis, and, with it’s umbrella-like spines, lodge itself inside the urethra. No chance of removal.
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