Images from Pereira, Colombia

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These " Images from Pereira, Colombia " were taken during a 2007 trip to Colombia.

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Orb spider Insect-chewed leaf in the rainforest Santuario Otún Quimbaya cloud forest Naked Simon Bolivar statue in the Central Plaza of Pereira Yellow flower Deforested hillside in Colombia Deforestation of a hillside in Colombia Nephila spider near Pereira, Colombia Aerial view of Pereira Aerial view of Pereira Agricultural fire near Pereira Mudslide following deforestation in Colombia Black agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa Dasyprocta fuliginosa aouti Masses of bromeliads in a rainforest tree Canopy tree laden with epiphytes Epiphytes on a rainforest tree Bromeliads and other epiphytes in a canopy tree Forest trail inSantuario Otún Quimbaya Cattle ranch in the Andean montane forest Forest fragment near Santuario Otún Quimbaya

Large leaf Red flowers in Santuario Otún Quimbaya Red beetle with a black head Montane forest of Santuario Otún Quimbaya Forest wasp Heliconia in Santuario Otún Quimbaya Red and orange insect on a rainforest leaf Insects in the Santuario Otún Quimbaya Purple flowers in Santuario Otún 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 Otún Quimbaya Rapids on the Otun river Fast-flowing Otun river Otun river as it flows through a Colombian montane forest Fuschia-colored flowers Otún 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 Otún Quimbaya Canopy trees in Santuario Otún 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 Jardín Botánico de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira Tourists experiencing the rainforest canopy first hand in Colombia Canopy ecotourism in Periera Rainforest canopy "adventure" Giant bamboo in Colombia