photos: scenery 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

New deforestation for cattle pasture in coastal Colombia Sunlit rainforest vegetation Colombian Afro-indigenous crossing a river on horseback River near Penalosa Deforestation in an Embera indigenous forest reserve Deforestation for cattle pasture near Chugandi Bay on Gorgona Deforestation of a steep hillside Cattle pasture and forest Caracara floating down the Amazon River Sunset over a cattle ranch in Colombia Clouds over the Amazon forest Waterfall entering the turquoise sea and rainforest of Isla Gorgona Aerial view of small-holder forest clearing for subsistence cultivation in the Amazon Red leaf emerging from the forest floor Cabo at Tayrona Aerial view of mine near Bogota Capurgana waterfront Illegal forest clearing by colonists in an Afro-indigenous reserve Llanos of eastern Colombia Forest damaged by fire and degradation Pond on Gorgona Cattle pasture near Acandi Rainforest cleared for cattle pasture near Peñaloza Small scale deforestation in the Colombian Amazon Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon Coastal rainforest in Colombia's Darien Aerial view of secondary and primary forest in the Amazon Deforestation for cattle pasture near Chugandi Big tree Amazon forest canopy with the Amazon river in the background Cattle ranch on the bank of the Amazon river Smallholder clearing in the Amazon Palm forest and rainforest in the Colombia Choco Mule and timber cut from the Darien rainforest Big tree Sugar cane in Colombia Oropendula nests in the canopy of a giant Kapok tree Bay on Gorgona Coastal rainforest of the Darien The Amazon River in Colombia Snow-covered peaks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Capurgana after a heavy rain Deforestation for cattle pasture near Chugandi River in the llanos Aerial view of transpiration in the Amazon rainforest Sunset in the llanos Cattle pasture in Colombia Coastal rainforest in Colombia's Darien Chocó rainforest Deforestation for cattle pasture in the Colombian Choco Cattle pasture and forest Coastal swamp forest in the Colombia Choco Deforestation in the Colombian Amazon Hanging oropendula nests Oropendula nest in the canopy Turquoise sea and rain forest of Gorgona Island Deforestation by illegal settlers in an Embera indigenous reserve Pasture along the Amazon River in Colombia Swamp forest in the Colombia Choco 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

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