Name your Palette: Description: http://www.amawaterways.com/already-booked/mekong-cruises-travel-resources | As the Mekong River flows from Tibet through the rice-producing regions of Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia, it hosts a fascinating underwater paradise of exotic fish. Only the Amazon River can compete with the Mekong’s diverse species of marine life. As the third largest freshwater fish in the world, the Mekong giant catfish can weigh over 750 pounds. At full maturity, the giant stingray can weigh up to 1,300 pounds. Known in the region as “Nine Dragons,” “Mother Water,” and “Turbulent River,” the Mekong River has played a fascinating role in wars throughout history. In the Vietnam War, the Mekong River provided a natural battlefront line between Vietnam and Laos. In ancient times, the Thai people escaped across the Mekong from China to establish their independence as the nation of Siam.