Photos of Andean Wildlife and Flora
The photos in this file have been taken by us over the years
and over many great treks and expeditions in the Andes.
Mammals
Llama, Puna de Atacama, 2000
Guanaco, Patagonia. The Guanaco is a wild relative of the llama.
The Vizcacha is a rodent that fills the same niche as the Alpine Marmot. Apparently they taste nice!
The Armadillo, found throughout South America, this one seen in the Puna de Atacama.
Puma, the big cat of the Andes. Thuis one photographed in Santigao Zoo, but footprints and other signs are frequently sen in the Andes.
The Vicuña is another wild relation of the llama, the smallest and most delicate of the camelids.
Not really a mammal... but hairy enough. Tarantulas are found in most parts of the Andes, but are not that common.
Llama, Puna de Atacama, 2000
Birds
The Andean Hillstar, a species of Humming Bird
The largest South American bird is the ostrich-like Rhea.
Tagua Gigante, a giant coot.
Flora
Daisies grow in vast numbers in the grasslands of the Torres del Paine, Patagonia.
Lupins in the Quebrada Ishinca, Peru.
The Fuchsia is a common flower in Patagonia.
Espeletia species grow on the paramo moorlands of Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia.
The giant Puya grows in Peru and Bolivia and is reputedly the world's biggest flower.
The queñoa is a native tree of Peru and Bolivia, with beautiful bark.
Monkey Puzzle trees in a blizzard, Volcan Llaima, Chile.
Daisies grow in vast numbers in the grasslands of the Torres del Paine, Patagonia.
All photos © John Biggar, 1995-2007.
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