photos: leticia in Colombia

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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

Yellow-headed caracara Masses of bromeliads in a rainforest tree Saimiri sciureus Handicrafts at a tourist stop (Isla de los Micos) on the Amazon. Isla de los Micos was once run by Mike Tsalickis, an American entreprenuer who was busted for cocaine trafficking in 1989. The island was seized by the government but has now been turned over to a luxury resort developer. Located just minutes outside Leticia, it is a frequent stop for mass market Amazon tours running out of Colombia. View of Leticia from an airplane Rio Amacayacu at Sunset Black vulture Forest clearing near a rainforest stream in Colombia Black Leaf Beetle (family Chrysomelidae) with orange fringe Seed pod on the forest flood Two colorful grasshoppers in Colombia Lagothrix lagothricha monkey Aerial view of the Amazon as it forms the border between Colombia and Peru near Leticia Ticana children at play in San Martin Brother and sister in the Amazon Cacao-like pods Anilius scytale held by an Amerindian guide Insect-weary leaf in the rainforest understory Brown centipede on the trunk of a canopy tree Plica plica or Plica umbra, sometimes known locally as an Amazon 'chameleon'. Identification by Alexander Gostner. Light green skimmer (family Libellulidae, probably genus Erythemis) with alternating green and black abdominal segments, in Macedonia, an Amerindian craftsmen community Plane view of slash-and-burn forest clearing in the Amazon Brazilian Lance Head (Bothrops atrox) Ticana kids Brown tree lizard Giant ceiba tree which serves at the base for climbing into the canopy Dozens of Giant Amazon Water Lily, Victoria amazonica Emergent canopy tree in the Amazon rainforest Green grasshopper with black eyes Small Amazon forest frog, possibly Leptodactylus pentadactylus Scarlet macaw Amazon light gap caused by a tree fall Amazon rainforest canopy A face only a mother could love - the tapir Amazon river Hammocks and mosquito nets at Amazon camp site Headshot of a green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) Red fringed Amazon water lily Dasyprocta fuliginosa aouti Butterfly with see-through wings and false eye-spots (likely Haetera macleannania) Green iguana on a tree trunk in the Colombian Amazon Termite nest Ascending to the canopy Yellow-handed Titi Monkey (Callicebus torquatus) Two men in a dugout canoe on the Amazon river Deforestation (aerial view) Raised homes in Leticia, Colombia Sundown on the Amacayacu Bromeliads in the Amazon rain forest canopy Aerial view of the Amazon river Aerial view of the Amazon river Alouatta seniculus Amazon skink on a tree branch Woolly monkey hanging out Tree frog Flooded Amazon swamp forest Red palm roots Jaguar Amacayacu River at sundown Yellow-headed caterpillar Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9

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