View of Puerto Nariño in the Amazon region of Colombia. Settlements like this have no road access. Instead, access is gained via the Amazon River. The Colombian military patrol this part of the Amazon River because it has been used as a route for smuggling drugs out of Colombia.
These visitors to the Amazon provide scale for this large buttress root system. Trees are usually deep rooted to...
Allamanda is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the family Apocynaceae, which is native to tropical America....
Puerto Nariño is the second biggest town in the Amazonas department of Colombia. It is a lot smaller than...
Victoria Amazonica is a giant species of lily. They inhabit swampy areas of the Amazon rainforest. Pictured is a...
The Hanging Crab Claw, also known as Heliconia rostrata, is a species of the Heliconia genus of plants, which...
The Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as the Blue-and-yellow Macaw, is a large, brightly colored parrot...
Looking from the middle of the Amazon River to one of the banks. Besides being one of the longest...
One-third of Colombia’s area sits in the Upper Amazon region. Pictured is the Amazon River at dusk near the...
