Paracas

Paracas

The only feature in a desert like the coast of Peru is that of coloration of the sand or rock, and in some places the shapes of the landscape as is seen here.…


Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

The oxbow lake at the Amazon Research and Conservation Center is teaming with life, and is an excellent location to get up and close to the smooth-billed ani…


ARCC plant 01 (Clavija sp)

ARCC plant 01 (Clavija sp)

At first this seemed like a struggling tree species looking for light, but at closer look it was full of flowers and thus at home in the shadows on the forest…


ARCC plant 01 (Clavija sp)

ARCC plant 01 (Clavija sp)

At first this seemed like a struggling tree species looking for light, but at closer look it was full of flowers and thus at home in the shadows on the forest…


Dusk over Madre de Dios lake

Dusk over Madre de Dios lake

This oxbow lake on the land of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) provides amazing opportunities for observing wildlife of this remote region…


Chamaecrista desvauxii

Chamaecrista desvauxii

Native range of chamaecrista desvauxii is Mexico to tropical South America. -15.2997,-55.8406


Chamaecrista desvauxii UV

Chamaecrista desvauxii UV

Chamaecrista desvauxii is perhaps even more beautiful in UV as the dark center is contrasting the bright petals, opposed to all yellow we humans see? Native…


Chamaecrista desvauxii

Chamaecrista desvauxii

Native range of chamaecrista desvauxii is Mexico to tropical South America. -15.2997,-55.8406


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This my second day in Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park and thus another panorama (large image - click to see) of the incredible formations named Cidade de…


Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park

This is a tiny fraction of the plateau which is the water source for Pantanal in Brazil - the largest wetland in the world. A major reason this has managed to…