The Tayrona rainforest is teeming with life. It´s habitat for jaguars, monkeys, caimans, condors and many other species. This iguana I found on a rock sunbathing and checking out the beach-activity
The most impressive encounter though during the day-long walk in the national park was with the native Kogi tribe that live in the forest since before birth of Christ!
Colombia has it all, come and check out for yourself
Some weeks ago I shared the story about the Cuban Tocororo bird.
The bonus in that adventure was the encounter with the zunzuncito, hummingbird the smallest bird on the planet. Weigh 1,6g, length is 5,7cm, Half of that is tail and a beak.
I have also had the honor to meet the worlds biggest flying bird, The Condor!
It weights about 15 kilo and has a 3-meter wingspan.
It was a breathtaking moment to observe two of these giants dominating the sky!
As we are in superlative territory it´s also worth mentioning the Colca Canyon in the Andes, southern Peru, where this picture was taken. It is the deepest in the world (yes deeper than Grand Canyon).
And no.. I am not an ornithologist.. click on photo to see full size
Håkan Rönnblad 