- Bogota
View of the SW of Bogota, a true megatropolis - Leptogium Lichen Paramo
Leptogium phyllocarpon lichen growing in the Chingaza Paramo - Espeletia sp. Frailejón
- Cystolepiota Mariquita
Probably a Cystolepiota species seen in Mariquita forest. - Cyrtochilum auropurpureum Chingaza
Cyrtochilum auropurpureum an impressive 5ft orchid growing in the Chingaza Paramo - Cookeina sulcipes Mariquita
Cookeina sulcipes growing in Mariquita Nature Preserve - Geastrum Mariquita
Geastrum sp. - Earth star seen Mariquita Bosque Nacional Forestal Protectiva, a forest preserved since 1762 by the botanist Jose Celestino Mutis - Puya plant bluish
The whole bluish flowering Puya plant. - Puya goudotiana Daniel Chingaza
Puya goudotiana with Daniel for scale - Yellow black bird Rio Claro
A Blue-winged mountain tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) seen in front of the window of our rooms in Rio Claro. - Puya goudotiana Chingaza
The giant Puya goudotiana in Chingaza Parque Nacional. - Dibaeis colombiana Paramo
Dibaeis colombiana growing in the Paramo - Fuchsia boliviana Q above Bogota
Fuchsia boliviana? planted along the highway above Bogota. - Macrolepiota colombiana fried
Colombian parasol (Macrolepiota colombiana) fried and super tasty enjoyed in Bogota. We took it to restaurant and asked them to cook it for us. - Puya flower bluish
A Puya flower with its eerie colored petals. It belongs to the Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. - Lobariella Usnea Paramo Lichens
Lobariella pallida & Usnea sp. Paramo Lichens - Macrolepiota colombiana Zipaquira
Macrolepiota colombiana, Colombian Parasol, seen near Zipaquira. - Lobariella pallida lichen
Lobariella sp. lichen, Chingaza - Yellow black bird Rio Claro
A beautiful bird seen in Rio Claro. ANy sugegstions, please let me know - Electron platyrhynchum Broad-billed Motmot
Electron platyrhynchum Broad-billed Motmot - cool bird with beautiful tail feathers