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- Sunset with Cero Tulsa
Sunset with Cero Tulsa in the back - Leptogium Paramo
Sticta granatensis?, a cool Paramo lichen - Tibouchina tree Valle de Cocora
Tibouchina tree growing in Valle de Cocora - Trunk covered in moss vines
A trunk covered in moss and vines - twisted wine
Twisted vine - Tylopilus sp display Chicaque
A Tylopilus species growiung next to Andean oak. The mushroom tasted bitter and the reddish flesh at the stem base turned blue after scratching. - Tylopilus sp.
This proud Tylopilus stood at about 20cm height. - Volvariella bombycina Silky Rosegill side
Volvariella bombycina, the Silky Rosegill. Check out that beautiful volva out of which the mushroom emerged. - 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”. - Condor on rock
Andean Condor as we first saw it , sitting on this cliff above Salento. - Guzmania creek
The epiphytic Guzmania on a tree aboce a creek - Bromeliade red leaved Valle de Cocora
Bromeliade in Valle de Cocora - Guzmania above creek
A Guzmania flowering above a creek in Cocora valley. - Bromeliad flower
Flower of a bromeliad - Pineapple flower Ananas comosus
Pineapple flower - Ananas comosus - orchid Valle de Cocorra plant
An orchid in Valle de Cocorra - orchid Valle de Cocorra
An orchid flower in Valle de Cocorra - Brugmansia Angels trumpets Valle de Cocora
Angels trumpets (Brugmansia sp.) in Valle de Cocora - Brugmansia Angels trumpets flowers Valle de Cocora
Brugmansia sp. - Angels trumpets flowers in Valle de Cocora - Waxpalm Ceroxylon quindiuense pair
Waxpalm Ceroxylon quindiuense, the tallest palm in the world growing in Cocora-valley!