The Amazon in Colombia is flooded for up to half of the year depending on the exact location. This is due to regular flooding of the Amazon River. Consequently, you can see the high watermark as evidenced by the darker color of the bark on the bigger trees.
The Hanging Crab Claw, also known as Heliconia rostrata, is a species of the Heliconia genus of plants, which...
Man in the Amazonas region of Colombia with an anaconda wrapped around his arm.
Buttress roots support the bigger trees in the Amazon Rainforest. Their roots are usually shallow, so the buttress system...
View of taller trees piercing the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest in Colombia. Such trees are called ’emergents’.
These visitors to the Amazon provide scale for this large buttress root system. Trees are usually deep rooted to...
Photo of a shaman from a small isolated community near the Amazon River in Colombia, (circa 2002). Shamans live...
