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BoliviaRefugio Los VolcanesAmboró National ParkFlowersPlantsCactaceae
Cleistocactus samaipatanus

29 Nov 2012

Cleistocactus samaipatanus

Finding cacti on the sheer cliffs of Refugio Los Volcanes was a surprise to me! I saw their red flowers  from afar, but assumed totally different species.

by morten

BoliviaChalalanMadidiMammalsCebidae
Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

21 Nov 2012

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

I haven't been able to find any resource describing which of these two distinctly different facial patterns are male and female, but I assume the first one is…

by morten

BoliviaChalalanMadidiMammalsCebidae
Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

21 Nov 2012

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

When a group of 20-30 monkeys rush through the canopy, it's like swarm of sounds and movements. You mostly see some feet, tails, or furry bodies jump in and…

by morten

BoliviaChalalanMadidiMammalsCebidae
Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

20 Nov 2012

Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Most of the time you hear but don't see the monkeys, as they are in the canopy, high above you in a very sharp background - the sky. If you're lucky you get a…

by morten

BoliviaChalalanMadidiMammalsCebidae
Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

20 Nov 2012

Black-headed squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)

Even though I was in a canoe on the Chalalan lake, and these monkeys were moving through the trees next to the lake, it was very hard to get clear views and…

by morten

BoliviaChalalanMadidiMammalsCebidae
Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

20 Nov 2012

Black-capped capuchin (Cebus apella)

Yum-yum! If the monkeys are busy eating, they can be quite difficult to spot, and only when they move you'll have an idea of their location by the branches…

by morten

BoliviaSalar de UyuniLeavesPlantsCactaceae
Cardon cactus (Echinopsis tarijensis)

16 Nov 2012

Cardon cactus (Echinopsis tarijensis)

When not in bloom the cardon cactus (Echinopsis tarijensis) looks just like the white-flowering Echinopsis atacamensis, but this one is much rarer, and I found…

by morten

BoliviaSalar de UyuniFlowersPlantsCactaceae
Cardon cactus (Echinopsis tarijensis)

16 Nov 2012

Cardon cactus (Echinopsis tarijensis)

When not in bloom the cardon cactus (Echinopsis tarijensis) looks like the white-flowering Echinopsis atacamensis, but this one is much rarer, and I found only…

by morten

BoliviaSalar de UyuniPlantsNatureCactaceae
Cactus nest on Isla del Pescado (Fish Island)

16 Nov 2012

Cactus nest on Isla del Pescado (Fish Island)

For birds that have a need to build nests above ground, a desert has few options, so they learn to deal with the spines and use them to their advantage. It…

by morten

BoliviaSalar de UyuniLeavesPlantsCactaceae
Cardon cactus (Trichocereus atacamensis ssp. pasacana)

16 Nov 2012

Cardon cactus (Trichocereus atacamensis ssp. pasacana)

Cardon cactus (Trichocereus atacamensis ssp. pasacana) - the white-spined variety is my favourite of the cacti here, and with the backdrop of the white salt…

by morten