30 Nov 2013
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
What amazing luck - just a couple days after my trip to Brazil I experience this! What an amazing winter this could be.... Unfortunately I missed the beginning…
25 Nov 2013
Drosera latifolia
In one relatively short stretch of the road on the plateau of Itatiaia National Park there’s a dense population of drosera latifolia. Unfortunately somebody…
25 Nov 2013
Bladderwort (Utricularia reniformis)
The leaves are large and very healthy, so this location must be particularly rich in insects. This is a carnivorous plant after all! Altitude: 2460 metres.…
25 Nov 2013
Galium humile
Galium humile is the second species of galium I encountered on the plateau of Itatiaia National Park, and is densely haired compared to the other species.…
25 Nov 2013
Actinocephalus polyanthus
The very last couple of kilometres of road to the plateau of Itatiaia National Park is blocked by the park entrance, and even though you can drive to the…
25 Nov 2013
Phlegmariurus nudus
On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you’ll find the only sturdy man-made construction – a bridge painted in white. From here you…
25 Nov 2013
Esterhazya eitenorum
On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you’ll find the only sturdy man-made construction – a bridge painted in white. From here you…
24 Nov 2013
Itatiaia National Park
Wherever there's a crack in the rock plants grow, albeit stunted and bonsai-like as seen here. Do you see the Caracara? Altitude: 2460 metres.
24 Nov 2013
Fernseea itatiaiae
Fernseea itatiaiae grows in the inaccessible and more rocky terrain, so you'll see it in steep slopes and outcrops and cracks in the rocks above the road. It…
24 Nov 2013
Pico das Agulhas Negras
The plateau is at around 2400 metres altitude and is very wet, soggy and bog-like, as you can see from this picture there is lot's of water during the rainy…