Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park
This tiny building in the middle the small green lawn is the lodge! Altitude: 1397 metres.
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…
Green-cheeked Parakeet (Pyrrhura molinae)
The green-cheeked parakeets were quite hard to see up close, as they were usually in the dense canopy when in the…
Tillandsia samaipatensis
This species can grow to huge specimens with enormous inflorescences that dangles in the wind from the sheer cliffs of…
Mitred Parakeet (Aratinga mitrata)
This is perhaps the most numerous of the parakeet species here, and I saw many flocks of them escaping the various…
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…
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…
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…
Tropidurus melanopleurus
The female of the species, and as the male, it's effortlessly roaming the sheer cliffs of Refugio Los Volcanes. Amazing…
Tropidurus melanopleurus
From afar the sheer cliffs seem to only house plants, but a closer look reveals an abundance of lizards! Amazing how…
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…
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…