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South America is a region of enormous contrast, where superlatives abound. The continent contains; the world’s greatest rainforest, the Amazon (also the world’s largest river), which harbours the most extravagant expression of life on Earth; the world’s driest desert, the Atacama; and the world’s longest and second highest mountain chain, the Andes. Offshore, the Galapagos Islands will forever be synonymous with Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution.
Nick's visits have primarily been to the Pantanal, Amazonian Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Nick is planning a further trip to the Brazilian Pantanal in August 2012 and Peru beyond that.
Agami or Chestnut-bellied Heron (Agamia agami) stalking the margins of the Pixiam River, northern Pantanal, Brazil.
Agami or Chestnut-bellied Heron (Agamia agami) stalking the margins of the Pixiam River, northern Pantanal, Brazil.
Andean Emerald (Amazilia franciae) feeding at flower. Tandayapa Valley, W. Andes, Ecuador. (Digitally Modified).
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) standing on a dead bloated Yacare Caiman {Caiman yacare} floating down the Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Matto Grosso State, Brazil.
Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) perched on the banks of the Cuiaba River. Northern Pantanal, Brazil.
Black-striped Tufted Capuchin (Cebus libidinosus) in deciduous forest along the banks of the Pixiam River, Northern Pantanal, Brazil.
Adult Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) dancing display. North Seymour, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Bromeliad (unknown sp.) in bloom. Rainforest canopy, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.
Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) along the Piquiri River (a tributary of Cuiaba River). Northern Pantanal, Brazil.
Cloud forest with Gunnera sp. in foreground. At Yanacocha (3000m asl), Andes, Ecuador.
Common or Cotton-eared Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus jacchus) from Amazonia rainforest regions, South America.
Common or Cotton-eared Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus jacchus) from Amazonia rainforest regions, South America.
