Allamanda is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the family Apocynaceae, which is native to tropical America. Some species of Allamanda are known to grow in the Amazon rainforest. Allamanda cathartica, also known as the golden trumpet, is one of the species that is known to grow in the Amazon region. It is a vine-like plant that produces large, trumpet-shaped yellow flowers.
Photo of a shaman from a small isolated community near the Amazon River in Colombia, (circa 2002). Shamans live...
View of Puerto Nariño in the Amazon region of Colombia. Settlements like this have no road access. Instead, access is...
Victoria Regia are lilies that reach up to two meters in diameter. Also known as Victoria Amazonica, they are...
Shaman in the Amazon are known for inducing altered states of consciousness. They do this by entering a trance...
Looking at a small settlement in the Amazonas region of Colombia. Pictured are some huts with the Amazon River...
The Amazon in Colombia is flooded for up to half of the year depending on the exact location. This...
The Amazon alligator, also known as the black caiman, is a crocodilian species found in South America, primarily in...
These visitors to the Amazon provide scale for this large buttress root system. Trees are usually deep rooted to...
