- orchid Valle de Cocorra
An orchid flower in Valle de Cocorra - Bromeliade red leaved Valle de Cocora
Bromeliade in Valle de Cocora - Pycnoporus Trametes sanguineus
Pycnoporus (=Trametes) sanguineus, which is used by indigenous people as a antipyretic. - Pycnoporus Trametes sanguineus
We always appreciate seeing this colorful Pycnoporus sanguineus (= Trametes s.) - Waxpalm Ceroxylon quindiuense pair
Waxpalm Ceroxylon quindiuense, the tallest palm in the world growing in Cocora-valley! - Bromeliad flower
Flower of a bromeliad - Condor curve crr
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus), an extremely rare bird in Colombia and one of the biggest birds in the world. The name Condor derives from Quechua “Kuntur”. - Tibouchina tree Valle de Cocora
Tibouchina tree growing in Valle de Cocora - orchid Valle de Cocorra plant
An orchid in Valle de Cocorra - Brugmansia Angels trumpets flowers Valle de Cocora
Brugmansia sp. - Angels trumpets flowers in Valle de Cocora - Suillus Medellin 2015
Suillus subluteus / salmonicolor (locally known as “S. luteus”) growing with pines above Medellin - Brugmansia Angels trumpets Valle de Cocora
Angels trumpets (Brugmansia sp.) in Valle de Cocora - Condor on rock
Andean Condor as we first saw it , sitting on this cliff above Salento. - Waxpalm Ceroxylon quindiuense slope
Waxpalm (Ceroxylon quindiuense) slope. The forest around the palms has been logged so cows can graze. - Ornithidium aureum - Giant Maxillaria plant
Ornithidium aureum - Giant Maxillaria plant - Lepista nuda Medellin
Lepista nuda Medellin 2015 DW Ms - Macrolepiota colombiana Tatiana
Macrolepiota colombiana with Tatiana holding three fungal drumsticks - Macrolepiota colombiana Medellin
The first Macrolepiota colombiana I found above Medellin, while driving in dusk. Definitely worth calling a stop! - Cows grazing Valle de Cocora
Cows grazing in Valle de Cocora - Ornithidium aureum - Giant Maxillaria orchid
Ornithidium aureum - Giant Maxillaria orchid.