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HIGHLIGHTS Green macaw Boa constrictor in defensive mode Leaf toad in the Amazon Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper) Red, black, yellow, and white caterpillar Green grasshopper Orange and yellow beetle with black spots Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Multicolored grasshopper Green and brown grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Thin spider in the Amazon Green grasshopper Red insect Green katydid Brown spider Blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) Emerging Victoria amazonica leaf Amazon water lilies in Colombia Oxbow lake filled with Amazon water lilies in Colombia New Victoria amazonica leaf Woolly monkey Red howler monkey White Victoria amazonica flower Rasberry dragonfly Juvenile caiman Grassy riverbank of an Amazon tributary Amazon River in flood Giant black and red jungle tarantula Pair of "rainbow" grasshoppers Oropendula nests silhouetted by sundown over the Amacayacu Butterfly in the Amazon rainforest canopy Emergent tree rising above the Amazon rainforest canopy Platform in the flooded swamp forest Canopy access platform in the flooded swamp forest of the Colombian Amazon Borugo (Agouti taczanowskii) Black Caiman (Melanosucus niger) among water hyacinth Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja, in Colombia Jaguar (Panthera onca) Headshot of a tapir (Tapirus terrestris) Ocelot Boulders on the beach at Arrecifes in Parque Tayrona Headshot of a rainbow skink Sunset over the Caribbean sea at Taganga lighthouse Yellow colonial-style house in old Cartagena Fisheye view of a colorful building in Old Cartagena Honeycomb-shaped flower Red Bill Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus) Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) White a dark red-stripped butterfly Heliconia in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Clear-wing butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia Transparent butterfly of the Nymphalidae family (Subfamily Satyrinae) Red and yellow bromeliad Ot�n river Waterfall and montane forest of La Pastora in Parque Ucumar� Wasps' nest Pink bananas Bamboo forest in Colombia Pink bromeliad flower Green and purple orchid Red bromeliad flower Pink bromeliad flower Anaconda with tongue extended False coral snake Heliconia leaf Red Heliconia with yellow and white blossoms Red howler monkey howling Black, orange, and light blue butterfly on a Heliconia leaf Orange, green, black, yellow, and turquoise grasshopper Brown tree frog near Puerto Nari�o Poisonous caterpillar displaying its neon green but venemous spines Leaf in the rainforest understory Red, black, and white butterfly Rainbow Ameivas (Cnemidophorus deppei) in forest leaf litter in Parque Tayrona, Colombia Common green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon rainforest Nymphalidae transparent-winged butterfly in a Colombian cloud forest Black, blue, and orange butterfly in Colombia Parrot Colorful grasshopper Black, blue, and yellow butterfly Osprey? Ants on a red-orange flower bud Brown butterfly on the forest floor Leaf toad in the Colombian Amazon Wasp in the Amazon rainforest Brown walking stick Brown grasshopper Green grasshopper Black and orange beetle Multicolored katydid Grasshopper eating a leaf Green spiny caterpillar Zig zag beetle Brown grasshopper Light green colored cricket Brown walking stick Rainforest toad Blue morpho on a wooden deck Woolly monkey Yellow-handed Titi Monkey Toad Borugo rodent Captive harpy eagle Juvenile caiman among water hyacinth Blue-and-gold Macaw Overhead view of deforestation in the Colombian Amazon Taganga village Beach of Taganga Bay Red Heliconia Red Heliconia Scarlet macaw Waterfall at Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Umbrella leaf Bromeliads Bromeliads Banana flower Cacti Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake Light orange caterpillar Caribbean sea at Parque Tayrona Boats on the beach at Taganga Frigate bird in flight above Taganga Taganga lighthouse at sunset Building in Old Cartagena Narrow street in Old Cartagena Delicate heliconia Young heliconia plant Cousin it cactus Unknown cactus Unknown cactus Close up of the Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), the world's longest snake Anaconda Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) Boa constrictor in defensive mode Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake Unknown yellow and black Colubrid snake False coral snake (Anilius scytale) Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper) viper Raised walkways and houses of Leticia, Colombia Old Cartagena Street NYE in Cartagena beach Miltoniopsis vexillaria orchid White flower Plant with red-edged leaves Yellow and red flower with white buds Brick red Heliconia Red and yellow Heliconia Closeup on leaves of a rainforest plant Purple banana flower Black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax) Green iguana swimming across a river Green iguana in Colombia Colombian Green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon Montane forest of Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Yellow-legged wasp Epiphytes in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Transparent butterfly (Pseudohaeterea hypaesia) in Colombia Red and yellow Heliconia in Colombia Colombian cloud forest of Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Epiphyte roots in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya montane forest Hanging vines in a Colombian cloud forest Black and red beetle Orchids growing up the trunk of a tree in a Colombian cloud forest Tank bromeliad in a Colombian montane forest Transparent-winged butterfly with orange, black, and white markings Fishing spider in Colombia Red and black butterfly Waterfall at Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Tree-planting project in Colombia Red and yellow brachts of a Heliconia in Colombia Orange flowers Black and yellow butterfly Swamp in a Colombian montane forest near Pereira Cecropia tree Philodendron in Colombia Gold coin with a warrior engraving Gold mask Gold statue Gold statue Pink and yellow flowers Protea flower Green flowers Orange-red tubular flower Cacti Pink bromeliad flower Bromeliad Purple and white bucket orchid Orange and black insect Looking up at a canopy platform in a Kapok tree Brown and green beetle The canopy of the Amazon rainforest Bromeliad in the Amazon rain forest canopy Bromeliads in the Amazon rain forest canopy Anole lizard in the Amazon rainforest canopy Rainforest canopy walkway in Colombia Red flowers of a bromeliad in the Amazon rainforest canopy Platform in the rainforest canopy Flooded forest in the Amazon Woolly monkeys Amazon meadow Flotsam in the Amazon river Red and brown butterfly Forest green centipede with yellow legs and dark red antenna Amazon spider Giant black and red tarantula in the Amazon rainforest Brown spider Bright green caterpillar displaying its toxic spines in the Amazon rainforest Orange and yellow beetle Lead toad among leaf litter Butterfly with clear wings and false eye-spots Green grasshopper eating a banana leaf Close-up on a leaf grasshopper Rainbow grasshopper Multi-colored grasshoppers White insect with light orange spots Brown leaf katydid Caterpillar with an orange head and yellow-white and black bands Woolly monkey hanging upside down Green anaconda near a river edge in the Amazon Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in Colombia Borugo (Agouti taczanowskii) in the Colombian Amazon Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja Harpy eagle, profile head shot Jaguar (Panthera onca) Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) Victoria amazonica water lilies in the Amazon White flower blossom of Victoria amazonica Organic solar cell Buttress roots of an Amazon rainforest tree Black, orange, and light blue butterfly Black dragonfly with red posterior parts (abdominal segments) Brown cockroach with yellow and black markings Green dragonfly with alternating green and black abdominal segments Brown moth with light yellow markings on its wings Flooded forest in Colombia Towering Ceiba tree in the Colombian Amazon Ranch along the Amazon river Green macaw Rainforest meadow in the Amazon near Puerto Nari�o Deforestation for cattle pasture in the Amazon rainforest of Colombia Mist rising from the Amazon rainforest White insect with black spots and an orange head Golden-eyed tree frog near Puerto Nari�o Green Katydid near Puerto Nari�o Rasberry dragonfly Colombian Ocelot Overhead view of forest clearing in the Colombian Amazon Church in central plaza of Leticia Queen Victoria water lily in the Amazon Amazon water lilies in Leticia Raised homes in Leticia Blue-and-yellow Macaw Scarlet macaw Amazon water lilies Amazon water lilies Colorful butterfly feeding on a yellow flower Colorful butterfly feeding on a yellow flower Colorful butterfly feeding on a yellow flower Group of Amerindian girls in a dugout canoe on the Amazon river Red and black dragonfly Grasshopper Black, red, and yellow butterfly Black, red, and yellow butterfly Black, blue, and yellow butterfly Amazon river near Puerto Nari�o Brown bird Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) in the Amazon Silvery-green grasshopper Brown cricket Green grasshopper with yellow markings and a black head Bright green grasshopper Black spiny caterpillar Brown spider on its web Black insect with orange parasites Canopy walkway in Parque Amacayacu (Colombia) Rainforest canopy Rainforest canopy Yellow-handed Titi Monkey Woolly monkey Woolly monkey Woolly monkey Woolly monkey Woolly monkey Woolly monkey Motorized canoe moving up a tributary of the Amazon river Anaconda in the Amazon Amazon tortoise Brown moth Ocelot Overhead view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon rainforest Turquoise Caribbean Sea off the coast of Parque Tayrona Distant view of Ca�averal beach Comorant drying its wings Beach at Taganga Vine growing up a moss-covered tree trunk Umbrella leaf in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Cacti Cacti Bromeliads Flowers Peach Hibiscus Magenta Hibiscus Flowers Heliconia Heliconia Cacti Cacti Anilius scytale coral snake South American rattlesnake Parrot Parrot Cartagena beachfront Mud bath bubble at El Totumo Blue-tailed skink in Tayrona Brown anole lizard in Colombia Green anole in Parque Tayrona Green anole in Colombia Rainbow lizard Light orange bristly caterpillar in Parque Tayrona Arrecifes in Colombia Cormorant sunning at Pargque Tayrona Rainbow skink Red, black, and brown butterfly with white spots Vine growing up trunk of canopy tree in Parque Tayrona Leaf cutter ants entering their nest Leaf-cutter ants entering their nest Rainbow Ameivas (Cnemidophorus deppei) in Colombia Cnemidophorus deppei lizard in Colombia Rainbow Ameivas in Colombia Taganga, Colombia, a small fishing village northeast of Santa Marta Dry forest and cactus in northern Colombia, near Taganga Frigate bird in flight above Taganga dry forest Frigate bird in flight Bougainvillea-lined street in the old part of Cartagena Old Cartagena Fisheye view of a narrow street in Old Cartagena Distorted fisheye photo of a door in Old Cartagena Bromeliads blanketing a canopy tree in the Andean montane forest Rainforest vegetation Young heliconia plant Young heliconia plant Purple flowers Bromeliad in the Andean montane forest of Colombia Nephila spider in the Colombia Andes Fern leaves Green leaf Philodendron roots Water lily room at the Bogota Botanical Garden (Jardin Botanico) Orange Heliconia Red-tipped bromeliad Hairy cactus Unknown cactus Unknown cactus Unknown cactus Aerial view of the Amazon river as it forms the border between Colombia and Peru Aerial view of the Amazon river Aerial view of the Amazon river Aerial view of the Amazon river Aerial view of the Amazon river Aerial view of an Oxbow lake off the Amazon river Green anaconda Boa constrictor in "strike" position Boa constrictor in defensive mode False coral snake Snake anti-venom Bushmaster (Lachesis sp.), South American rattlesnake Victoria amazonica Raised houses of Leticia Amazon river port at Leticia Port marketplace in Leticia Outskirts of Leticia, on the Amazon river Blue and gold macaw Yellow-orange painted church Colorful door in Old Cartagena Agricultural burning near Pereira Bromeliad with pink flower Yellow and black orchids Lavendar flowers Mutilcolored house plant species Banana leaf Plant with red-edged leaves Segmented plant stem Tangled roots Yellow bird Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus) Canopy tree laden with hundreds of epiphytes American Bison (Bison bison) Forest fragment near Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya / Parque Ucumar� / Refugio La Pastora Palm leaf in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Large leaf Flowers in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya White moth Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya forest Big leaf in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Heliconius butterfly in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Satyrinid (Satyrinae) butterfly with clear wings Red and yellow Heliconia Bromeliad in a Colombian cloud forest Cloud forest in Colombia Red and yellow bromeliad in Colombia Red and yellow bromeliads Leaf of a rainforest shrub The shallow root structure of a canopy tree Forest of Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) in Colombia Ot�n river Red and black butterfly on a sandy river beach Creek leading to a waterfall at Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Fuschia-colored flowers in Colombia Black and orange butterfly White fungi on a rainforest tree trunk Umbrella leaf Creek in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Canopy trees with white leaves Ot�n river Daddy longlegs in the Colombian rainforest Purple and yellow flowers Yellow beetle climbing a blade of grass Yellow and purple orchid Giant bamboo at the botanical gardens in Pereira Bamboo sprouting from the forest floor Orange palm fruit Orange Heliconia Black, blue, and orange butterfly Orange palm fruit Colombian montane forest Large green umbrella leaf purple-pink banana flower Red epiphytic plants growing out of a rotting log Giant bamboo in Colombia Bamboo thicket in Colombia Light yellow mushrooms in Colombia Orange Heliconia Pre-colombia ceramic Gold chestplate Gold statue Gold winged fish Ceramic statue with a bronze nose (septum) loop Bronze vase Poporo femenino bronze statue Gold breastplate Gold crown Gold fish figurines Gold frog statues Gold chestplate Gold statue Gold raft (back view) Gold raft (front view) Protea flower, side view Cacti Cacti Yellow cacti flower Cacti Cacti with pink flower Pink flower Pink flower Yellow bird on a fern Juniper Maroon, yellow, and lavendar flowers Pink and purple flower Red and yellow flower produced by a bromeliad Flower Lizard on a tree trunk Brown lizard with red markings Brown centipede on the trunk of a canopy tree Tree frog Bromeliads in the rainforest canopy Bromeliads in the rainforest canopy Butterfly high in the rainforest canopy of the Amazon Closeup of bromeliads growing in the Amazon rainforest canopy Bromeliads in the canopy of the Amazon rain forest Bromeliads in the Amazon rain forest canopy Ladder into the rain forest canopy Camouflaged grey anolis lizard high in the forest canopy of the Amazon Amazon forest canopy as seen at eye level Amazon rainforest canopy as seen at eye level Flowering bromeliads high in the rain forest canopy Red flowers of a bromeliad in the Amazon rainforest canopy Bromeliad atop a rainforest canopy tree Rainforest canopy tree Canopy platform in the Amazon rainforest Slogging through a swamp in the Amazon rainforest Buttress roots in the Amazon swamp forest Buttress roots of a canopy tree in the Amazon swamp forest Debrius floating down the Amazon river Yellow-handed Titi Monkey Common woolly monkey Acrobatic woolly monkey Red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus) howling Common woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagothricha) Colombian black spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris) Emergent canopy tree near a cattle pasture in the Amazon Ticuna child in a doorway of a hut in San Martin Ticuna child playing with a plastic toy Ticuna girl Ticuna child in San Martin Oropendula nests along the Amacayacu, a tributary of the Amazon river Light green katydid Moth that has been invaded by a parasitic fungus Walking palm Stick insect with orange feet Gray frog changing from tadpole to adult form Moss-like caterpillar covered with poisonous spines Neon green caterpillar in the Amazon rainforest Can you find the leaf frog (Bufo typhonius)? Butterfly with transparent wings, eye-spots, and orange-rust coloration Wasp nest under a rainforest leaf Clear-wing butterfly in the Colombian Amazon Brown praying mantis on a lichen-covered tree trunk Black caterpillar with long white hairs, a yellow stripe, and red parts Hut in an Amerindian communal garden Black caterpillar with orange spots Black caterpillar with orange spots Gray grasshopper Grasshopper: black head, red antenna, yellow stripes, green legs, red haunches Unknown grasshopper: black head, red antenna, yellow stripes, green legs, red haunches Unknown katydid Green grasshopper feeding on a leaf Multi-colored grasshopper Leaf-mimicking grasshopper Black beetle with yellow zigzag pattern Rio Amacayacu, a tributary of the Amazon river, at Sunset Rio Amacayacu Kitchen at our camp site in the Amazon rainforest Camping in the Amazon rainforest Yellow and black spider in its web Mottled gray and black grasshopper Brown leaf katydid in the Colombian Amazon White moth spotted on a night walk in the Colombian Amazon Large brown cricket in the Amazon rainforest Bright green katydid Blue morpho with wings closed Bright green shrub Stream crossing in the Colombian Amazon Ticuna children playing with a pet rodent Orange butterfly feeding on damp laundry along an Amazon tributary Orange butterfly feeding on damp laundry Woolly monkey in a tree Black spider monkey in the Colombian Amazon Monk saki monkey (Pithecia monachus) Yellow-handed titi at an Amazon rehabilitation center Clouds over the Amazon rainforest Reeds along the Amazon river Sunset over the Amazon river Sunset over the Amazon river in Colombia Ants in a symbiotic relationship with a plant in the Amazon rainforest Red segmented worm on the floor of the Amazon rainforest Large black caiman in an oxbow lake Green anaconda underwater Mountain Paca (Agouti taczanowskii) in the Colombian Amazon Harpy Eagle, Harpia harpyja, at a rehabilitation center Face of a Harpy Eagle, the world's largest eagle Harpy eagle with its beak open Jaguar (Panthera onca) Jaguar Jaguar opening its mouth Jaguar (Panthera onca) Jaguar licking its chops Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) Close headshot of a tapir Red-purple Heliconia Unknown butterfly Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) Victoria amazonica water lilies in the Amazon Victoria amazonica flower Young Giant Amazon Water Lily, Victoria amazonica Brown buterfly with red, white, lavendar, and orange markings Banyon tree in the Amazon Buttress roots provide support for an Amazon rainforest tree Shallow-rooted rainforest canopy trees often have buttress roots for support Amazon water lily shaped like a pair of lips Victoria amazonica 'lips' Amazon homestead Mating grasshoppers on a blade of grass Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus albigena) Black dragonfly with red rearparts The Amazon River near Leticia, Colombia Black bee with a yellow head Black and orange beetle Giant Ceiba tree in the Colombian Amazon Green parrot Green parrot Sunset over the Amazon Sundown in the Amazon rainforest Small hornet nest on a Heliconia leaf Mothers and sons in a dugout on the Amazon A main street in Puerto Nari�o, an ecologically-sensitive city in the Amazon rainforest of Colombia Puerto Nari�o Tree frog on a fence post near Puerto Nari�o Osprey? Osprey? Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) in Colombia Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) stalking its prey Airplane view of slash-and-burn forest clearing in the Amazon rainforest of Colombia Aerial view of forest and small scale agricultural clearing in the Colombian Amazon View from an airplane of Colombia's Amazon rainforest Aerial view of likely indigenous forest clearing in the Amazon rainforest of Colombia Aerial view of a meandering stream in the Colombian Amazon Airplane view of mining near Bogota Aerial view of mining operation near Bogota, Colombia Parrot Santader statue in Leticia Raised walkway in Leticia Raised houss in Leticia Floating homes along the Amazon near Leticia Floating homes along the Amazon near Leticia Floating homes along the Amazon near Leticia White flowers of the Amazon water lily Tucuxi Dolphin in the Amazon river Red and black insect Researchers' quarters at Amacayacu National Park Brown butterfly Brown butterfly Fuschia-colored flower Amazon ranch house Central walk in Puerto Nari�o Clearing in Puerto Nari�o Black vulutre lifting its wings Black vulture Yellow-headed bird Line of black vultures Black vulture on a fence post White houseboat in Amazon Amazon houseboat hotel in the Colombian rainforest Yellow floating house in the Amazon Marooned floating house in the Amazon Amazon floating house Floating house along the Amazon river Amazon children using a fishing net Brown cricket Dark brown stick insect Tennis-ball green caterpillar Brown grasshopper Black and orange insect Green grasshopper Green and yellow grasshopper Amacayacu river Amacayacu river Rainforest cockroach Brown katydid Blue morpho viewed from behind, wings closed Blue morpho on a wooden deck Rainforest canopy Rainforest canopy Rainforest canopy Riot of vegetation in the rainforest canopy Woolly monkey Woolly monkey Woolly monkey Woolly monkey Caiman among water lillies Anaconda in the Amazon Anaconda in the Amazon Tapir Aerial view of a winding river in the Colombian Amazon Deforestation in Colombia Greenhouses in Bogota, Colombia Grass hut amoung cacti near Taganga Boats in Taganga Bay Orb spider Insect-chewed leaf in the rainforest Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya cloud forest Naked Simon Bolivar statue in the Central Plaza of Pereira Yellow flower Amazon Maloca Amazon Maloca Cacti Cacti Botanical garden structure Flowers Orchid Flowers Flowers Flowers Poinsettia Flowers Heliconia Water lilies Orange flowers Plant Cacti Cacti Preparing to milk a fer-de-lance for its venom View of Bogota from airplane Volcan de Lodo El Totumo outside Cartagena Volcan de Lodo El Totumo mud bath El Totumo mud bath Nephila orb spider in Tayrona national park Blue-tailed skink in Colombia View north from beach at Arrecifes Caribbean sea along Arrecifes beach Red, black, brown, and white butterfly Red, black, brown, and white butterfly Orange, black, and gray spider Vine on the trunk of a canopy tree in Parque Tayrona Leaf cutter ants in Parque Tayrona Leaf cutter ants entering their nest in Parque Tayrona Leaf cutters entering their nest Rainbow Ameivas lizard Rainbow Ameivas (Cnemidophorus species) laying flat on a rock (full body) Deforesration outside Parque Tayrona in Colombia Beach at Taganga Boats at Taganga Taganga, a small fishing village northeast of Santa Marta, just west of Parque Tayrona Grass hut overlooking Taganga Orange door in Cartagena Narrow street in the old section of Cartagena Blue house in old town, Cartagena Man preparing a coconut in old Cartagena Deforested hillside in Colombia Deforestation of a hillside in Colombia Nephila spider near Pereira, Colombia Fern leaves Honeycomb-shaped flower Jagged leaf Holey leaf Amazon water lily Amazon water lily Light Orange Heliconia Red cactus-like bromeliad Unknown flowering cactus Unknown cactus Orange flower Large agricultural fire near Bogota Aerial view of an agricultural fire near Bogota Aerial view of the Amazon river Aerial view of the Amazon as it forms the border between Colombia and Peru near Leticia Aerial view of the Amazon river Aerial view of the Amazon river Aerial view of the Amazon river Aerial view of the Amazon river Aerial view of Leticia-Tabatinga Aerial view of the Amazon river Amazon river Airplane view of the Leticia-Tabatinga border region View of Leticia from an airplane Eunectes murinus Headshot of a green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) Boa constrictor in defensive mode Boa constrictor in defensive mode Anilius scytale Anilius scytale held by an Amerindian guide Terciopelo or Equis Milking a fer de lance for its venom Brazilian Lance Head (Bothrops atrox) Victoria amazonica water lilies Victoria amazonica Leticia Cattle grazing along the Amazon Religious statues on a balcony in Old Cartagena White building Old Cartagena Aerial view of Pereira Aerial view of Pereira Agricultural fire near Pereira Bromeliad with fuschia flower Yellow and black orchids Pink flower Miltoniopsis vexillaria "josefina" Orange, yellow, and white flower Red lips flowers Long yellow flowers Red leafed-flower Red leafed plant Pink hibiscus Plant with red-edged leaves Pink blossoms Red leaves Dark red Heliconia with yellow flowers Tangled roots of Philodendon plants Tangled roots of Philodendon Duckweed on a pond Mudslide following deforestation in Colombia Black agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa Dasyprocta fuliginosa aouti Aratinga pertinax Perico Carisucio Masses of bromeliads in a rainforest tree Saimiri sciureus Green iguana on a tree trunk in the Colombian Amazon Canopy tree laden with epiphytes Epiphytes on a rainforest tree Bromeliads and other epiphytes in a canopy tree Forest trail inSantuario Ot�n Quimbaya Cattle ranch in the Andean montane forest Forest fragment near Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Large leaf Red flowers in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Red beetle with a black head Montane forest of Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Forest wasp Heliconia in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Red and orange insect on a rainforest leaf Insects in the Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Purple flowers in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya montane forest White fungi in a Colombian montane forest Butterfly with wings up Bamboo grove in Colombia Pink flower common in the montane forest of Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Rapids on the Otun river Fast-flowing Otun river Otun river as it flows through a Colombian montane forest Fuschia-colored flowers Ot�n river Fuschia-colored flowers White bird White fungi on a tree trunk White fungi on a tree trunk Reforestation project in Colombia Tank bromeliad Creek in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Canopy trees in Santuario Ot�n Quimbaya Blue-crowned motmot (Momotus momota) Yellow beetle climbing a blade of grass Yellow beetle climbing a blade of grass Wasps' nest Wasps' nest Giant bamboo at the Jard�n Bot�nico de la Universidad Tecnol�gica de Pereira Tourists experiencing the rainforest canopy first hand in Colombia Canopy ecotourism in Periera Rainforest canopy "adventure" Giant bamboo in Colombia Ancient cultures in Colombia Fuschia and yellow flower Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Cacti Green-headed Mallard duck Red-leaved tank bromeliad Bromeliad Yellow bucket orchid Brown tree lizard Brown centipede on the trunk of a canopy tree Orange and red beetle Giant ceiba tree which serves at the base for climbing into the canopy Tree frog Tree frog Tree frog Ascending to the canopy Ascending to the canopy Ascending to the canopy Ascending to the canopy Soil in the rainforest canopy Bromeliads growing in the Amazon rainforest canopy Bromeliads in the canopy of the Amazon rainforest Bromeliads in the Amazon rain forest canopy Bromeliads in the Amazon forest canopy Bromeliads in the Amazon rain forest canopy Bromeliads in the Amazon rain forest canopy Rain forest canopy walkway Bromeliads in the Amazon rain forest canopy Brown-grey anole in the canopy Flowering bromeliads high in the rain forest canopy of the Colombian Amazon Amazon rainforest canopy Amazon rainforest canopy Bromeliads in the Amazon rain forest canopy Flooded Amazon swamp forest Amazon swamp forest Slogging through the flooded Amazon swamp forest Hiking in the flooded Amazon swamp forest Amazon "chameleon" lizard on a tree trunk Yellow-handed Titi Monkey (Callicebus torquatus) Lagothrix lagothricha monkey Young male woolly monkey Common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha) Monk saki (Pithecia monachus monachus) Red howler monkey at a rehabilitation center Red howler monkey Alouatta seniculus Two young male woolly monkeys Two young male woolly monkeys at play Black spider monkey in Colombia Emergent canopy tree in the Amazon rainforest High-speed Amazon riverboat Flotsam in the flooded Amazon river Ticana kids Ticana children at play Ticana children at play in San Martin Riverside vegetation Amazon ants devouring a leaf Light green katydid on a leaf Green grasshopper with black and bright yellow stripes Dark green centipede with yellow legs and dark red antenna Light green praying mantis Amazon rainforest camp site - step 1 Setting up an Amazon rainforest camp site Amazon light gap caused by a tree fall Stick insect with orange feet Leaf toad Striated seed on the rainforest floor Termite nest Red palm roots Cicada emergence tube Unknown butterfly Insect-weary leaf in the rainforest understory Orange and yellow beetle ON A LEAF IN THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON Butterfly with see-through wings and false eye-spots Butterfly with transparent wings and false eye-spots Amazon rainforest camp site set up, with tarp Amazon rainforest camp site set up, with tarp Hammocks and mosquito nets at Amazon camp site Seed pod on the forest flood Black beetle with orange fringe Metallic beetle with black spots Two colorful grasshoppers in Colombia Tangerine insect with black spots Tangerine-colored insect with black spots Grasshopper with a black body, yellow stripes, and green legs Rio Amacayacu at Sunset Sundown on the Amacayacu Amacayacu River at sundown Emergent canopy tree at sunset Amazon rainforest campsite Green phosphorescent fungi Small Amazon forest toad Callichthys catfish in an Amazon creek at night Armored catfish in an Amazon creek at night Green-spot Grasshopper Green-spot Grasshopper in the Colombian Amazon Small forest creek in the Colombian Amazon Blue morpho buttefly with closed wings Ticuna children of San Martin playing with a young rodent Black spider monkey in the Colombian Amazon Orphaned red howler monkey at a rehabilitation center Woolly monkey hanging out Woolly monkey hanging out Woolly monkey hanging out Sunset over the Amazon Sundown over the Amazon river in Colombia Sundown over the Amazon Scorpion spider Large black caiman near an Amazon water lily Green anaconda in Colombia Closeup on the face of a harpy eagle Black Caiman (Melanosucus niger) Captive jaguar in Colombia Jaguar Colombian Jaguar (Panthera onca) Jaguar yawn Jaguar yawning Tapir walking Tapir standing at the edge of a grassy meadow Small brown spider on a banana leaf Cacao-like pods Kitchen in an Amazon home Boat on the bank of a lily pond in the Amazon Red fringed Amazon water lily Dozens of Giant Amazon Water Lily, Victoria amazonica Flower bud of a Giant Amazon water lily breaking the surface of an oxbow lake Disperse roots provide support for a Banyon tree in the Amazon Brother and sister in the Amazon Homes on the bank of the Amazon river Girls paddling a dugout canoe in the Amazon Two boys sitting in a dugout on the Amazon river Group of local girls paddling a dugout canoe in the Amazon Wood home along the Amazon river Handicrafts at a tourist stop (Isla de los Micos) on the Amazon Grasshopper with a black band, a green head, and yellow-orange legs Green grasshopper with black eyes Floodplain (varzea) forest along the Amazon river Yellow flowering tree behind an Amazon settlement Light green dragonfly with alternating green and black abdominal segments, in Macedonia, an Amerindian craftsmen community Two men in a dugout canoe on the Amazon river Amazon skink Amazon skink on a tree branch Flooded forest in the Colombian Amazon Spiny white and black caterpillar Spiny white and black caterpillar South American 'chameleon' Yellow-headed caterpillar Amazon 'chameleon' Black butterfly with blue and yellow spots Scarlet macaw Amazon meadow near Puerto Narino Cattle pasture in the Colombian Amazon Red fruit Sunset over the Amazon near Puerto Nari�o Puerto Narino, a 'green' city in the Amazon rainforest Green Katydid near Puerto Nari�o Green Katydid near Puerto Nari�o Black vulture Osprey? 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