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This article is about the map in Age of Empires III. For the map in Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms, see Amazon.
Amazon mini

Minimap of Amazonia

โ€œ Teams are separated by the mighty Amazon River. Trade Routes and Natives may be separated... or maybe not. Tupi, Zapotec or Maya live deep in the rain forests. Build a navy to control the river, and control the map -- but keep an eye out for enemy Outposts and cannon on the shores. โ€
—In-game information

Amazonia is a single-player map in Age of Empires III.

Overview[]

โ€œ Amazonia: fight along the mighty Amazon river. โ€
—In-game description

As the name suggests, players are separated by the raging Amazon river in both team and free-for-all battles. In a team battle, all players in that team will be placed on one side of the river, while the other is placed across them. In a free-for-all, an equal amount of players are put on each side (e.g. in an 8-man free-for-all, four players are put on both sides).

When multiple human players use the map both sides contain a Trade Route containing three Trading Post sites and various natives - Quechua, Tupi, or Zapotec. Be wary of 1v1 matches, as one side of the river tends to have very few trees which can strangle one's ability to build defenses against river crossing or indeed to exploit or cross the river.

The map is divided by the Amazon river in the middle, running horizontally. Fish are plentiful in the river, but intense naval battles will be fought. It must be crossed in order to drop soldiers in order to attack enemy settlements on the other side of the river. In team matches, anti-ship buildings should be placed next to the river, while in free-for-all matches they are better off placed near the settlement.

Walling up the shore as tightly as possible prevents any landing by enemy ships.

Settlements
Outlaws

Click for a list of treasures and their guardians related to the Amazonia

Treasure Reward Guardians
Cashews and cashew pears worth 225 food 4x Jaguar
Cashews and cashew pears worth 160 food 3x Jaguar
A mess of crawdads worth 80 food 2x Alligator
A mess of crawdads worth 120 food 3x Alligator
A supply of manioc root (cassava) worth 100 food 2x Jaguar
Pineapples worth 100 food 2x Bandit Blowgunner
A family of tasty possums worth 40 food 1x Alligator
Squash plants worth 40 food 1x Bandit Blowgunner
Sweet potatoes worth 40 food 1x Bandit Blowgunner
A drift of terrapin worth 35 food 1x Alligator
A cache of balsa wood worth 40 wood 1x Bandit Blowgunner
A cache of balsa wood worth 125 wood 3x Bandit Blowgunner
A grove of bois d'arc trees worth 60 wood 2x Alligator
A cache of mahogany worth 70 wood 2x Jaguar
A cache of mahogany worth 115 wood 3x Jaguar
Coypu whose pelts are worth 30 coin None
Coypu whose pelts are worth 35 coin None
Coypu whose pelts are worth 40 coin None
A grove of chile peppers worth 40 coin 1x Jaguar
A grove of chile peppers worth 125 coin 3x Jaguar
Containers of chocolate worth 100 coin 1x Pirate
1x Bandit Blowgunner
Containers of chocolate worth 175 coin 2x Pirate
2x Bandit Blowgunner
Cacti covered with cochineal worth 40 coin 1x Jaguar
Pots of indigo worth 70 coin 2x Alligator
A pool of quicksilver worth 40 coin 1x Bandit Blowgunner
Lost Moche gold worth 90 coin 2x Jaguar
A supply of rubber worth 50 coin 1x Jaguar
Piles of vanilla beans worth 40 coin 1x Jaguar
A chest of pirate gold worth 300 coin 1x Buccaneer Captain
3x Pirate
A jade-encrusted jaguar skull worth 120 coin 1x Bandit Blowgunner
2x Jaguar
A jade-encrusted jaguar skull worth 150 coin 3x Bandit Blowgunner
A map to the fabled Comstock Lode worth 275 coin 4x Bandit Rifleman
A map to the fabled Comstock Lode worth 365 XP 4x Outlaw Musketeer
Treasure from legendary El Dorado. It is worth 250 coin 3x Bandit Blowgunner
3x Jaguar
The bizarre giant anteater worth 40 XP 1x Bandit Blowgunner
A hummingbird nest worth 40 XP 1x Cougar
A hummingbird nest worth 30 XP 1x Coyote
An adorable kinkajou worth 100 XP 3x Alligator
A patch of petunia flowers worth 50 XP 1x Jaguar
The dread two-toed sloth worth 100 XP 2x Jaguar
The dread two-toed sloth worth 140 XP 3x Jaguar
The sigil of legendary El Dorado. It is worth 300 XP 4x Bandit Blowgunner
The lost blanket of Empress Zoe worth 420 XP 2x Bandit Gunslinger
2x Bandit Rifleman
2x Bandit Rider
Two Huaminca warriors from legendary El Dorado, eager to join your side. 2x Quechua Huaminca 5x Bandit Blowgunner
A nearly-mature jaguar kit that you can tame. 1x Jaguar 2x Jaguar
The cuirass of El Pollo Guapo, which increases Explorer or Hero hitpoints by 100% 5x Bandit Rifleman
The morion of El Pollo Guapo, which increases Explorer or Hero hitpoints by 20% 2x Jaguar
The incredible girdle of El Dorado, which increases Explorer or Hero hitpoints by 100% 6x Bandit Blowgunner

Changelog[]

The WarChiefs[]

  • With the introduction of the major Aztecs, the minor Aztec civilization was replaced with the new Zapotecs.

Definitive Edition[]

  • With the introduction of the major Inca, the minor Incan civilization was removed from the map.

The African Royals[]

Trivia[]

  • Despite Aztecs and Zapotecs appearing in the map, none of them ever lived in the Amazon Rainforest. The Incas/Quechua had been in a few locations of the region, but they had never had permanent settlements there.
  • The map on the loading screen that has appeared until the Definitive Edition also corresponds to the territories of Cerrado, Caatinga, Pantanal, and Atlantic Forest, none of which are represented by their own map.

History[]

โ€œ The Amazon basin is drained by over a thousand tributaries that empty into the massive Amazon River, which in turn dumps millions of gallons of fresh water into the ocean per second. The Amazon River is over 6,000 miles long and more than 24 miles wide at its widest point. An astonishing variety of plants and animals live in the rain forest, including capybara, sloths, macawss and millions of insect species, all living in different strata of the forest, from the tops of the tall trees to the dirt and streams below, and everywhere in between.

The Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana was the first European to successfully navigate the length of the Amazon River. Virtually all of his men died in the voyage; when he returned to Spain, Orellana told of attacks on his men by a group of fierce warrior women. In reality, the attackers were probably long-haired men. He likened his assailants to the Amazon women of Greek mythology and the name stuck.
โ€

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