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Sunset over the rain forest canopy
Sunset over the rain forest canopy


Sun setting over Amazon rainforest
Sun setting over Amazon rainforest


Palm tree in the rainforest canopy
Palm tree in the rainforest canopy


Rainforest canopy, including palm and purple flowering trees
Rainforest canopy, including palm and purple flowering trees


Aerial view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon
Aerial view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon


Hole in the canopy where rain forest has been felled by subsistence farmers
Hole in the canopy where rain forest has been felled by subsistence farmers


Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed overhead by plane
Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed overhead by plane


Blocks of rainforest razed for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon
Blocks of rainforest razed for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon


Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes
Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes


Rain forest canopy in the late afternoon
Rain forest canopy in the late afternoon


Late afternoon in the Amazon rainforest
Late afternoon in the Amazon rainforest


Stranger fig roots wrapped around Kapok tree
Stranger fig roots wrapped around Kapok tree


Kapok (Ceiba) cotton as it bursts from pods (closeup)
Kapok (Ceiba) cotton as it bursts from pods (closeup)


Canopy tree with yellow flowers
Canopy tree with yellow flowers


Purple flower vines growing on riverside canopy tree
Purple flower vines growing on riverside canopy tree


Philodendron epiphyte in Kapok tree
Philodendron epiphyte in Kapok tree


Brazil nut pods
Brazil nut pods


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Rain forest canopy
Rain forest canopy


Kapok (Ceiba) cotton as it bursts from pods (close)
Kapok (Ceiba) cotton as it bursts from pods (close)


View of rain forest canopy from platform in Kapok tree
View of rain forest canopy from platform in Kapok tree


Rain forest canopy
Rain forest canopy


Rainforest canopy trees
Rainforest canopy trees


Cecropia tree in the rainforest canopy
Cecropia tree in the rainforest canopy


Kapok (Ceiba) cotton tree
Kapok (Ceiba) cotton tree


Looking down from Kapok platform
Looking down from Kapok platform


Canopy tree
Canopy tree


Kapok (Ceiba) cotton as it bursts from pods
Kapok (Ceiba) cotton as it bursts from pods


Drawing showing puma-like shape of Ollantaytambo
Drawing showing puma-like shape of Ollantaytambo


Aerial view of rainforest cleared  for  agriculture
Aerial view of rainforest cleared for agriculture


Plane view of deforestation in the Amazon
Plane view of deforestation in the Amazon


Deforestation in the Amazon
Deforestation in the Amazon


Giant Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Giant Rio Huaypetue gold mine


Aerial view of open pit mine in the Amazon rainforest
Aerial view of open pit mine in the Amazon rainforest


Open pits at  the Rio Huaypetue mine.
Open pits at the Rio Huaypetue mine.


Mining trucks, equipment, opne pits and roads at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in southeastern Peru
Mining trucks, equipment, opne pits and roads at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in southeastern Peru


Downstream from the Rio Huaypetue gold mine.
Downstream from the Rio Huaypetue gold mine.


Rio Huaypetue gold mine and associated deforestation as viewed from an airplane
Rio Huaypetue gold mine and associated deforestation as viewed from an airplane


Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine


Open pits at  the Rio Huaypetue mine.
Open pits at the Rio Huaypetue mine.


Mining trucks and equipment at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in Peru
Mining trucks and equipment at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in Peru


A pickup truck with an
A pickup truck with an "Oro Fino" or "Fine gold" sign at Rio Huaypetue


Truck dumping gravel at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Truck dumping gravel at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine


Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine


Part of the former Rio Huaypetue.
Part of the former Rio Huaypetue.


Mining operations at Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Mining operations at Rio Huaypetue gold mine


Scrub vegetation and secondary forest following deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
Scrub vegetation and secondary forest following deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon


Overhead view of clear-cutting for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon
Overhead view of clear-cutting for slash-and-burn agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon


Aerial photo of deforestation along road in the Amazon
Aerial photo of deforestation along road in the Amazon


Aerial view of logging road beneath the rain forest canopy
Aerial view of logging road beneath the rain forest canopy


Aerial photo of deforestation in the Amazon
Aerial photo of deforestation in the Amazon


Aerial view of sections of rain forest felled for subsistence agriculture
Aerial view of sections of rain forest felled for subsistence agriculture


Aerial view of burning rain forest
Aerial view of burning rain forest


Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon
Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon


Deforestation for agriculture surrounding road in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest
Deforestation for agriculture surrounding road in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest


Clearing for cattle pasture along road in the Peruvian Amazon
Clearing for cattle pasture along road in the Peruvian Amazon


Deforestation surrounding road in the Peruvian Amazon
Deforestation surrounding road in the Peruvian Amazon


Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest


Sections of rain forest cut  for slash-and-burn agriculture and cattle pasture
Sections of rain forest cut for slash-and-burn agriculture and cattle pasture


Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed from above by airplane
Clear-cutting in the Amazon rainforest as viewed from above by airplane


Rainforest along the Rio Tambopata
Rainforest along the Rio Tambopata


Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes
Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes


Meandering rainforest river with large beaches and sandbars
Meandering rainforest river with large beaches and sandbars


Clearwater river in the Andean foothills
Clearwater river in the Andean foothills


Sunrise over rainforest along the Rio Tambopata
Sunrise over rainforest along the Rio Tambopata


Late afternoon in the Amazon rain forest
Late afternoon in the Amazon rain forest


Rainforest along the Rio Tambopata
Rainforest along the Rio Tambopata


Amazon sunset over rainforest canopy
Amazon sunset over rainforest canopy


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Rainforest canopy in the late afternoon
Rainforest canopy in the late afternoon


Buttress roots of rainforest tree
Buttress roots of rainforest tree


Canopy tree
Canopy tree


Giant stranger fig (Ficus sp.)
Giant stranger fig (Ficus sp.)


Strangler fig tree buttress roots
Strangler fig tree buttress roots


Tree stump in rainforest
Tree stump in rainforest


Flowering rainforest canopy
Flowering rainforest canopy


Aerial view of flowering canopy trees
Aerial view of flowering canopy trees


Tachigali tree, note lack of vegetation around the tree
Tachigali tree, note lack of vegetation around the tree


Island forest off the Rio Tambopata
Island forest off the Rio Tambopata


Reddish red meandering through dark green rain forest
Reddish red meandering through dark green rain forest


Strangler fig tree
Strangler fig tree


Heavily vegetated streambed in the rainforest
Heavily vegetated streambed in the rainforest


Buttress roots of rainforest tree
Buttress roots of rainforest tree


Strangler fig tree, view from forest floor to canopy
Strangler fig tree, view from forest floor to canopy


Canopy trees
Canopy trees


Strangler fig tree
Strangler fig tree


Hollow in palm tree, used by nesting macaws
Hollow in palm tree, used by nesting macaws


Flowering trees in the rainforest canopy
Flowering trees in the rainforest canopy


Tachigali stem cut to reveal ant passages.
Tachigali stem cut to reveal ant passages.


Strangler fig tree, view from forest floor to canopy
Strangler fig tree, view from forest floor to canopy


View of rain forest canopy
View of rain forest canopy


Strangler fig tree buttress roots
Strangler fig tree buttress roots


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunrise in the canopy
Sunrise in the canopy


Sunset over rainforest canopy in Peru
Sunset over rainforest canopy in Peru


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunset over rainforest canopy in Peru
Sunset over rainforest canopy in Peru


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest


Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest
Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest




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