Pictures of Rainforest in Colombia

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These " Pictures of Rainforest in Colombia " were taken during a 2007 trip to Colombia.

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Canopy walkway in Parque Amacayacu (Colombia) Rainforest canopy Rainforest canopy Overhead view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon rainforest Umbrella leaf in Santuario Otún Quimbaya Vine growing up trunk of canopy tree in Parque Tayrona Rainforest vegetation Bromeliad in the Andean montane forest of Colombia 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

Ladder into the rain forest canopy Amazon forest canopy as seen at eye level Amazon rainforest canopy as seen at eye level 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 Emergent canopy tree near a cattle pasture in the Amazon Oropendula nests along the Amacayacu, a tributary of the Amazon river Walking palm 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 Giant Ceiba tree in the Colombian Amazon Sundown in the Amazon rainforest 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