South America

Tabebuia and Handroanthus

Genus and Family: The genus Tabebuia is native to the Amazon rainforest and other tropical parts of Mexico and Central and South America. It included nearly 100 species of...

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Until the last few decades, the Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) was only known in Australia from a few...

Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) (Latham, 1801)

Family: Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus) is a member of the family Oriolidae Habitat: Olive-backed Orioles are birds of eucalypt...

The Indian Birds of Prey

The Birds of Prey are a large family composed of birds that bear such strong family likeness that...

Himalayan Bluetail: Gorgeous Small Passerine Bird

The Himalayan bluetail, Himalayan red-flanked bush-robin, or orange-flanked bush robin (Tarsiger rufilatus) is a small passerine bird. It...

The Rock of Guatape or The Stone of El Peñol

The Rock of Guatape is an iconic landmark in Inselberg, also known as “The Stone of El Peñol” located on the border of two...

Amazon’s Boiling River – Shanay-Timpishka

Can a boiling river exist? There is a boiling river, that kills everything that falls into it! The Peruvian Amazon is home to a...

Licancabur – A Highly Symmetrical Stratovolcano

Licancabur is a highly symmetrical stratovolcano on the southernmost part of the border between Chile and Bolivia. But actually, it is situated just southwest...

4,000-Year-Old Termite Mounds Found in Brazil

4,000-Year-Old Termite Mounds Found in Brazil - Termites are tiny insects about the size of an ant. They live in colonies that may contain...

Ausangate Mountain, Peru

Ausangate Mountain has an elevation of 6,384 meters, situated around 100 kilometers southeast of Cusco in the Cusco Region, Ocongate District. Ausangate or Auzangate is...

The Unspoiled Beauty of Caracol Falls

Caracol Falls or Cascata do Caracol is considered one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Brazil at 131 m tall waterfall by far is...

Laja Falls or Salto del Laja Waterfall

The Laja Falls or in Spanish it is called Salto del Laja actually is a waterfall located in the Laja River in southcentral Chile....

Yungas Road – The Road of Death in Bolivia

Yungas Road - The Road of Death in Bolivia.  The North Yungas Road also known as Grove's Road, Death Road, or Road of fate...

Salar de Uyuni – The Nature Best Piece on Planet Earth

Salar de Uyuni - The South American salt flats in Bolivia is a natural wonder that is not only awe-inspiring but also seems to...

Walking Palm Tree: Myth or Reality? Discover the Truth!

Walking Palm Tree has allegedly developed a rather unique ability unbecoming of a plant: “the ability to walk.”. The palm tree is “Socratea exorrhiza”,...