Dogbane (Tabernaemontana)

Dogbane (Tabernaemontana)

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an…


Dogbane (Tabernaemontana)

Dogbane (Tabernaemontana)

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an…


Diplopterys

Diplopterys

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an…


Diplopterys

Diplopterys

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an…


Bignonia aequinoctialis

Bignonia aequinoctialis

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an…


Bignonia aequinoctialis

Bignonia aequinoctialis

The oxbow lake just a few meters from the buildings of the Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) is an…


Blue-crowned trogon (Trogon curucui)

Blue-crowned trogon (Trogon curucui)

Amazon Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) has a canopy tower, and that is an excellent way to experience canopy…


Fireflies of Made de Dios

Fireflies of Madre de Dios

I stayed many days deep in the Peruvian Amazon, in the biodiverse Madre de Dios region where life is abundant every…


ARCC snake

ARCC snake

During our dinner we heard some noise from the next room - cans falling to the floor in the bar. It was caused by this…


Black-faced Black Spider Monkey (Ateles chamek)

Black-faced Black Spider Monkey (Ateles chamek)

Almost every day I encountered either spider or howler monkeys. This black-faced black spider monkey (Ateles chamek) is…


Wild Coco (Eulophia alta)

Wild Coco (Eulophia alta)

In seems this wild coco (Eulophia alta) is growing on solid ground, but this is in fact a float. Underneath it is very…


Leonia crassa

Leonia crassa

Leonia crassa is a very peculiar tree - full of fruits growing from the trunk, not the tip of the branches. I only…