- Our 4 drivers and two guides, all Khampas,
Khampas are people from the Kham region in Eastern Tibet, these days divided and ruled under Tibet AR's Qamdo/Chamdo Prefecture, Sichuan's Ganzi/Kandze & Ngawa/Aba TAP, Yunnan's Deqing/Dechen TAP and parts of Qinghai's Yushu/Jyekundo TAP = Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. - Marasmius gray gills Choco DW Ms
gray Marasmius showing its cool gills, Choco - Oropogon sp Lichen black white
Oropogon sp. lichen growing in the Chingaza Paramo - A Pheasant (Phasanius colchicus) crossing the road.
- Villa de Leyva Church
Villa de Leyvas main church at the town square. - Market fruits
more market fruits in Villa de Leyva - Chicaque temporary waterfall after heavy rain
A temporary waterfall after heavy rain in Chicaque - Isaria front Chicaque DW Ms
An Isaria sp., a cordyceps anamorph - Tarantula back purple RioClaro DW Ms
The back of the Colombian Lesserblack Tarantula with amazing purple design displaying this gorgeous purple pattern; seen in Rio Claro - Xylariaceae
A member of the Xylariaceae - Podoscypha whitish Tayrona DW Ms-1242354307
Podoscypha whitish Tayrona DW Ms - Ophiocordyceps blattae
Cordyceps growing on a cockroach! - Plantago rigida Paramo DW Ms
Plantago rigida, awesome pattern of the ground rosette-Paramo - Pluteus sp. seen Tayrona
An orange yellow Pluteus growing in Tayrona - Leucauge venusta Orchard orbweaver Jardin DW Ms
Leucauge venusta, the Orchard orbweaver seen in Jardin - Mt Chanadorje with pilgrims and prayer flags
- Valeriana plantaginea DW Ms
Valeriana plantaginea?, a Colombian Valerian. - White ginger lily Hedychium coronarium
The gorgeous and very fragrant White ginger lily (Hedychium coronarium) is often planted or invasive. This ornamental originated from the Himalayas. - Marasmioid Chicaque DW Ms
Marasmioid Agaric seen in Chicaque - Ophiocodyceps unilateralis RioClaro
Same Ophiocodyceps unilateralis from another angle