29 Nov 2012
Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park
This tiny building in the middle the small green lawn is the lodge! Altitude: 1397 metres.
29 Nov 2012
Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park
I was lucky to see these incredibly beautiful and unique mountains on my way in and out of the reserve! In the rainy…
29 Nov 2012
Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae)
The green-cheeked parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae) was quite hard to see up close, as it was usually in the dense canopy…
29 Nov 2012
Tillandsia samaipatensis
Tillandsia samaipatensis species can grow to huge specimens with enormous inflorescences that dangles in the wind from…
29 Nov 2012
Mitred Parakeet (Aratinga mitrata)
Mitred parakeet (Aratinga mitrata) is perhaps the most numerous of the parakeet species here, and I saw many flocks of…
29 Nov 2012
Streaked Flycatcher (Myiodynastes maculatus)
If you know of a dead tree, or a tree with a dead branch nearby - just wait there for a while and you're bound to find…
29 Nov 2012
Cleistocactus samaipatanus
Finding cacti on the sheer cliffs of Refugio Los Volcanes was a surprise to me! I saw their red flowers from afar, but…
29 Nov 2012
Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park
Due to the topography there is so far only this one spot from where you can truly enjoy the park! The other one is at…
29 Nov 2012
Tropidurus melanopleurus
The female tropidurus melanopleurus, and as the male, it's effortlessly roaming the sheer cliffs of Refugio Los…
29 Nov 2012
Tropidurus melanopleurus
From afar the sheer cliffs seem to only house plants, but a closer look reveals an abundance of lizards, tropidurus…
29 Nov 2012
Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park
Bromeliads, cacti and a number of other species are living on these sheer cliffs! Defying gravity, wind, water and…
29 Nov 2012
Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park
The valleys are densely forested, but you're always reminded of the unique environment this is. As seen here the walls…