Pictures of scenery [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Aerial view of a massive gold mining area in the Amazon Terrain on road to Cuzco Remote river in the uppermost reaches of the Amazon rainforest Pink ginger flowers (Indonesia) New Guinea rainforest Danum river in Borneo (Malaysia) Bamboo forest on the Pipiwai trail Madagascar rainforest Khone Waterfall (Laos) White flowers (Indonesia) Deep rainforest pool on the Batang river (Indonesia) Huacarpay marsh Sunset over the Sierra Nevadas del Cocuy Bird nest ferns Deforestation for cattle ranching Nursery along the Transoceanica in Peru Ankarana cave Aerial view of flowering trees and rainforest canopy in the Ucayali department of the Peruvian Amazon Rio das Mortes at sunset (Brazil) Village amid terraced rice fields in Madagascar's Central Plateau Research tower in Panama Ferns illuminated in the late afternoon sun Huacarpay lake Rice fields in Luang Prabang province (Laos) Overhead view of flowering trees and rainforest canopy in the Western Amazon Villagers fishing at in the early morning on a beach near Maroantsetra Cloud forest in Peru Strangler fig Sunset over the Andes Throw net fishing on the Mekong (Laos) Flooded rice fields at sunset Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada (Brazil) Slash-and-burn farming in Peten; Guatemala (Guatemala) Charred savanna (Guatemala) Inland Blue Hole (Belize) Canopy tree with buttress roots Sunset over the Ngorongoro Crater; Lake Magadi in the background (Tanzania) Slash-and-burn near Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Oil palm plantation near Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia) Sulawesi limestone mountains Iguassu Falls Torres del Paine National Park Sunset in Colombia's llanos region Lowland river in West Papua Cut and drained peat swamp forest Broccoli forest from above Nile at Dusk Sunrise over the Okavango delta Bamboo forest Iguazu Falls Rainforest lead Ocean sunset Where the Amazon ends and the Andes begin Dani village Golden plains; purple skies (Kenya) Bird of Paradise in the Amazon rainforest Orange-red colored river in the Amazon Muddy rice fields near Ketu Kese Lowland rain forest in Java's Ujung Kulon National Park Managed grassland and forest in Khao Yai (Thailand) Sunset on Mt. Kenya; seen from MacKinder's hut (Kenya) Ship off Peucang Island Ban Hat Xai Khoune (Laos) Felucca sailing boat on the Nile River Cypress swamp Men fishing on the Mekong at daybreak (Laos) Santa Marta Aerial photograph of the broccoli-like structure of the Amazon rainforest canopy Turquoise sea and rain forest of Isla Gorgona Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mines Turquoise pool at Tad Kwang Si (Laos) Peucang Island beach Beautiful rainforest stream Giant ceiba Red and yellow flowers among the tsingy Aerial view of South African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in the Okavango delta Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada (Brazil) Cancun sunrise River silted and polluted by gold mining in the Amazon Illegal forest clearing by colonists in an Afro-indigenous reserve Sumatran rainforest (Indonesia) Village and terraced rice paddies in Madagascar's Central Plateau Logging road in Peru's Amazon Aerial view of Amazon rainforest landscape scarred by open pit gold mining Lake Pehoe Margin between forest and peatland Massive gold mining area in the Peruvian Amazon scenery: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73 | Page 74 | Page 75 | Page 76 | Page 77 | Page 78 | Page 79 | Page 80 | Page 81 | Page 82 | Page 83 | Page 84 | Page 85 | Page 86 | Page 87 | Page 88 | Page 89 | Page 90 | Page 91 | Page 92 | Page 93 | Page 94 | Page 95 | Page 96 | Page 97 | Page 98 | Page 99 | Page 100 | Page 101 | Page 102 | Page 103 | Page 104 | Page 105 | Page 106 | Page 107 | Page 108 | Page 109 | Page 110 | Page 111 | Page 112 | Page 113 | Page 114 | Page 115 | Page 116 | Page 117 | Page 118 | Page 119 | Page 120 | Page 121 | Page 122 | Page 123 | Page 124 | Page 125 | Page 126 | Page 127 | Page 128 | Page 129 | Page 130 | Page 131 | Page 132 | Page 133 | Page 134 | Page 135 | Page 136 | Page 137 | Page 138 | Page 139 | Page 140 | Page 141 | Page 142 | Page 143 | Page 144 | Page 145 | Page 146 | Page 147 | Page 148 | Page 149 | Page 150 | Page 151 | Page 152 | Page 153 | Page 154 | Page 155 | Page 156 | Page 157 | Page 158 | Page 159 | Page 160 | Page 161 | Page 162 | Page 163 | Page 164 | Page 165 | Page 166 | Page 167 | Page 168 | Page 169 | Page 170 | Page 171 | Page 172 | Page 173 | Page 174