These visitors to the Amazon provide scale for this large buttress root system. Trees are usually deep rooted to extract more nutrients, but buttress roots support are shallowly rooted trees. They are common in rain forests because most of the nutrients are inside the trees and plants of the forest leaving the soil nutrient poor.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, is native to East Asia, but has ben cultivated and naturalized in the Amazon rainforest.
Two children from the Amazonas Region in Colombia. One third of the country lies in this region in what...
A small settlement on the banks of the Amazon River in the Amazonas region of Colombia. In view is...
Looking at a tributary that feeds into the Amazon River in Colombia. These waterways offer greater opportunity for viewing...
A small clearing in the Amazon rainforest with a home in view. This location is on the banks of...
A tapir is a large, herbivorous mammal that is native to Central and South America, and Southeast Asia. There...
The Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as the Blue-and-yellow Macaw, is a large, brightly colored parrot...
