pictures: amazon rainforest in Peru

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Environmental news for Peru | SLIDESHOWS: Peru 2011 Peru 2005

Forest along bank of Tambopata river Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Sun setting over Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Rain forest canopy in the late afternoon Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Late afternoon in the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Aerial view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Blocks of rainforest razed for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Stranger fig roots wrapped around Kapok tree Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of PeruV (Peru) Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Hole in the canopy where rain forest has been felled by subsistence farmers Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Small yellow and silver beetle (Peru) Rainforest canopy; including palm and purple flowering trees Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Sunset over the rain forest canopy Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed overhead by plane Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Open pits at the Rio Huaypetue mine. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Looking down from Kapok platform Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Kapok (Ceiba) cotton as it bursts from pods Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Downstream from the Rio Huaypetue gold mine. Heavy sediment loads and toxic chemicals like mercury and other heavy metals can cause problems for fish and aquatic life Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Hollow in palm tree; used by nesting macaws Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Flowering trees in the rainforest canopy Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Part of the former Rio Huaypetue. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Rain forest canopy Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Open pits at the Rio Huaypetue mine. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Scrub vegetation and secondary forest following deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Overhead view of clear-cutting for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Clearwater river in the Andean foothills Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed from above by airplane Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Island forest off the Rio Tambopata Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Amazon sunset over rainforest canopy Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Mining trucks; equipment; opne pits and roads at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in southeastern Peru Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Meandering rainforest river with large beaches and sandbars Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Rainforest along the Rio Tambopata Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Giant stranger fig (Ficus sp.) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of PeruV (Peru) Strangler fig tree Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of PeruV (Peru) Aerial view of open pit mine in the Amazon rainforest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Deforestation surrounding road in the Peruvian Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Reddish red meandering through dark green rain forest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Kapok (Ceiba) cotton as it bursts from pods (close) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Aerial view of burning rain forest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Plane view of deforestation in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Spix's Guan; Penelope jacquacu Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Rainforest along the Rio Tambopata Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Strangler fig tree buttress roots Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Island vegetation along Tambopata river Islands have a fleeting existence and vegetation is typically pioneer species or secondary forest species Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Truck dumping gravel at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine A large-scale mining operation has turned the Rio Huaypetue into a mud and gravel pit in southeastern Peru. The surrounding rainforest is suffering from hunting and cutting for timber and fuelwood. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Sunrise over rainforest along the Rio Tambopata Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Flowering rainforest canopy Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Aerial photo of deforestation in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Giant Rio Huaypetue gold mine A large-scale mining operation has turned the Rio Huaypetue into a mud and gravel pit in southeastern Peru. The surrounding rainforest is suffering from hunting and cutting for timber and fuelwood. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Mining trucks and equipment at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in Peru Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Strangler fig tree buttress roots Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Rainforest canopy in the late afternoon Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Deforestation for agriculture surrounding road in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Kapok (Ceiba) cotton as it bursts from pods (closeup) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Aerial photo of deforestation along road in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Strangler fig tree; view from forest floor to canopy Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of PeruV (Peru) Deforestation in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Drawing showing puma-like shape of Ollantaytambo Sacsayhuaman is the head of the puma Location: Cuzco (Peru) Sections of rain forest cut for slash-and-burn agriculture and cattle pasture Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of sections of rain forest felled for subsistence agriculture Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Philodendron epiphyte in Kapok tree Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Strangler fig tree Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of PeruV (Peru) Aerial view of flowering canopy trees Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) A pickup truck with an "Oro Fino" or "Fine gold" sign at Rio Huaypetue Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Aerial view of logging road beneath the rain forest canopy Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Kapok (Ceiba) cotton tree Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Rio Huaypetue gold mine and associated deforestation as viewed from an airplane Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru) Page 1 | Page 2

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