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photos: leticia in Colombia


Below you will find a collection of photos from Colombia. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011. 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.


Environmental news for Colombia



Cattle grazing along the Amazon



Green Katydid near Puerto Nariño



Eunectes murinus



Green anaconda in Colombia



Anilius scytale held by an Amerindian guide



Amazon swamp forest



Giant ceiba tree which serves at the base for climbing into the canopy



Sundown on the Amacayacu



Aerial view of the Amazon river



Statue of Indian holding an Anaconda in Leticia



Orange and red Pleasing Fungus Beetle, family Erotylidae



Brown-grey anole in the canopy



Plica plica or Plica umbra, sometimes known locally as an Amazon 'chameleon'. Identification by Alexander Gostner.



Whip spider



Ticana children at play in San Martin



Two boys sitting in a dugout on the Amazon river



Potential coca plantation in the Amazon rainforest



Captive jaguar in Colombia



Butterfly with see-through wings and false eye-spots (likely Haetera macleannania)



Santader statue in Leticia



Stick insect with orange feet



Green grasshopper with black eyes



High-speed Amazon riverboat



Forest clearing near a rainforest stream in Colombia



Terciopelo or Equis



Puerto Narino, a 'green' city in the Amazon rainforest



Plica plica or Plica umbra (South American 'chameleon'). Identification by Alexander Gostner.



Plane view of slash-and-burn forest clearing in the Amazon



Hammocks and mosquito nets at Amazon camp site



Disperse roots provide support for a Banyon tree in the Amazon



Ascending to the canopy



Closeup on the face of a harpy eagle



Black spider monkey in the Colombian Amazon



Black Leaf Beetle (family Chrysomelidae) with orange fringe



Young male woolly monkey



Brown tree lizard



Group of local girls paddling a dugout canoe in the Amazon



Victoria amazonica water lilies



Brown centipede on the trunk of a canopy tree



Homes on the bank of the Amazon river



Painted leopard yawning



Floating homes along the Amazon near Leticia



Tangerine-colored insect with black spots



Sunset over the Amazon near Puerto Nariño



Woolly monkey hanging out



Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)



Orphaned red howler monkey at a rehabilitation center



Amazon river




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