aerial scenery [foto]

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Muddy rainforest river
Muddy rainforest river
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining

(Suriname)


Gold mining damage

(Suriname)


Aerial view of the Amazon river


Aerial view of secondary and primary forest, small-holder cassava cultivation, and forset clearing in the Amazon



Aerial view of an agricultural fire near Bogota


Rainforest canopy seen from an airplane

(Suriname)


Forest fragmentation/deforestation in the Colombian Choco



Aerial view of secondary and primary forest in the Amazon



Aerial view of Kwamala village

(Suriname)


Forest fragment in a sea of bananas



Mosaic deforestation and a new plantations in the Colombia Choco



Aerial photo of an Amazon tributary



Aerial photo of an Amazon tributary


Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining

(Suriname)


Palm forest and rainforest in the Colombia Choco



Gold mining damage

(Suriname)

Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)


Deforestation for cattle pasture in the Colombian Choco



Mosaic deforestation for cattle pasture outside of Capurgana



Choco forest as seen from a plane



Settlements and fragmented forest in the rural outskirts of Paramaribo (coastal Suriname)

(Suriname)


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining

(Suriname)

River in the Andean foothills
River in the Andean foothills
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)

Andean city viewed from above
Andean city viewed from above
Location: Andes

(Peru)

Rio Huaypetue gold mine and associated deforestation as viewed from plane
Rio Huaypetue gold mine and associated deforestation as viewed from plane
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining

(Suriname)


Coastal rainforest in Colombia's Darien



Aerial view of mine near Bogota



Aerial photos of a logging operation in Suriname

(Suriname)


Outskirts of Paramaribo

(Suriname)

Andes mountains in Peru
Andes mountains in Peru
Location: Andes

(Peru)


Small farms, pasture, and bananas



View of Leticia from an airplane

Aerial picture of small river running under the forest canopy  in the Amazon
Aerial picture of small river running under the forest canopy in the Amazon
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of damage wrought by gold mining

(Suriname)

Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Miners' shantytown next to Rio Huaypetue gold mine
Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu

(Peru)


Aerial view of Pereira


Palm forest and rainforest in the Colombia Choco



Gold mining operation in the Amazon rainforest

(Suriname)


Coastal swamp forest in the Colombia Choco



Mosaic deforestation for cattle pasture outside of Capurgana



Mosaic deforestation for cattle pasture outside of Capurgana


Agricultural fire in Andes
Agricultural fire in Andes
Location: Andes

(Peru)


Aerial photo of an Amazon tributary



Capurgana waterfront



Coastal rainforest in Colombia's Darien



Tailing pond for the Suraco bauxite mine

(Suriname)

Agricultural fire in Andes
Agricultural fire in Andes
Location: Andes

(Peru)


Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname

(Suriname)


Choco coast




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