South America

Tennessee warbler “Vermivora peregrine”

IDENTIFICATION The Tennessee warbler “Vermivora peregrine” is a medium size, 11.5 cm in length. This is a small transatlantic vagrant with a fairly plump, short-tailed parulid. In the first winter...

Spring Season Anemone or WindFlower

These are the tuberous anemones as opposed to the fibrous-rooted types such as pasqueflower (Anemone pulsatilla). All are...

Amazing half-animal and half-plant

Amazing half-animal and half-plant - The Elysia Chlorotica (common name the eastern emerald elysia) is a sea slug...

Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta)

Banded whiteface is a gregarious bird like other white faces. The banded whiteface is a local nomad, wandering...

Lazuline Sabrewing (Campylopterus falcatus)

Identification: The Lazuline sabrewing (Campylopterus falcatus) male is a large hummingbird that has a shining green back and...

Temple of the Moon Machu Picchu – An Exploration of Hidden Gem

The Temple of the Moon Machu Picchu is a historical Incan site located in Peru. The temple features a unique combination of stone masonry...

Tupungato – One of Highest Mountain in South America

Tupungato is an Andean lava dome dating back to Pleistocene times, and the highest point in the South Americas. About 80 kilometers east of...

Graffiti Mesa – A Valley of Names in California

During World War II, soldiers training in the desert north of Yuma, Arizona, started decorating a site they called Graffiti Mesa a Valley of...

Nambe Falls: Breathtaking Waterfalls in New Mexico

Nambe Falls is a waterfall located near the village of Nambe, New Mexico, USA. It is situated in the Santa Fe National Forest and...

Poco Encantado – Made Through Erosion of Underground River

The Enchanted Well also called “Poco Encantado” located in Chapada Diamantina National Park in Bahia, Brazil. The Poco Encantado is approximately 400 kilometers inland...

Nevado Chachani – A Popular Climbing Destination

The Nevado Chachani is the highest of the mountains near the city of Arequipa in southern Peru. Due to low precipitation in the area,...

El Tatio – Third Largest Geyser Field in the World

El Tatio is a geyser field located within the Andes Mountains of northern Chile, along the border with Bolivia. Before the sun starts to...

Shag Rocks – Six Tiny Islands of South Georgia

The Shag Rocks are six small islands in the westernmost extreme of South Georgia, 240 km west of the main island of South Georgia,...

The Jaw-dropping Laguna Colorada Bolivia

The Bolivian altiplano has a shallow salt lake called Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve. The Uyuni Salt Flats...

The Mystery of Puma Punku

Puma Punku refers to the title given to the temple complex that is located close to Tiwanaku in Bolivia. It is part of an...