CICRA

26 Jun 2010

 

Los Amigos is Amazon Conservation's Biological Station located in lowland Amazonian forest at the base of Peru’s southern Andes. Having the chance to spend a month here was a great oportunity to see plants and wildlife.

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    Travelling to CICRA takes 6-7 hours along the Madre de Dios.

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    One of the many gold miners along the river.

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    During dry season there are sometimes coldspells when temperatures drop below 10C. Visibility can be particularly good then allowing to see all the way from the lowland Amazon to the peaks of the Andes.

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    An epiphytic aroid high up on the trunk.

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    Smaller aroids onthe trunk of a fallen tree.

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    Peperomia sp.

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    Aroid roots looking for something to grip on to.

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    Geogenanthus poeppigii.

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    In the afternoon.

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    In the morning.

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    From the canopy tower.

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    Flying by the canopy tower.

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    Bullet ants.

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  • CICRA.