Palicourea coriacea

Palicourea coriacea

As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full…


Palicourea coriacea

Palicourea coriacea

As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full…


Spiranthera odoratissima

Spiranthera odoratissima

As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Huanchaca Plateau is also called Caparu…


Spiranthera odoratissima

Spiranthera odoratissima

As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

I was hoping for a thunderstorm, as the dark and fast approaching clouds looked promising! Unfortunately for me, there…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park – Huanchaca Plateau

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

The plateau is of sufficient height to create its own weather, and during the later parts of the dry season the showers…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park – Huanchaca Plateau

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

The temperature was very high, and I found it hard to cool down, as the plateau is open and without any cooling shades.…


Tropidurus melanopleurus

Tropodurus chromatops

Tropodurus chromatops is a specialized climber, preferring the sheer cliffs of the Huanchaca Plateau and the strong…


Eriope crassipes

Eriope crassipes

As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full…


Eriope crassipes

Eriope crassipes

As I visited at the end of the dry season, the plateau was lush and green. Many of the plants species were in full…


Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Huanchaca Plateau

From afar the plateau looks flat, but it's far from it. It's dotted with strange formations like this one - shaped by…


Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

This was my first steps on top of the Huanchaca Plateau (Caparú Meseta), and what a welcome! The deer just looked at me…