Images Dated 19th August 2014

Cloud forest

Cloud forest, where up to 150 different species have been reported in one quarter of a hectare, a biodiversity hotspot. Bromeliads can be seen in silhouette. Henri Pittier National Park, Coastal Range, Aragua State, Venezuela

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Andean, Andes Mountains, Bellani, Biodiversity Hotspot, Biome, Ecosystem, Important Bird Area, Low Cloud, Mist, Montane, Rainforest, South American, Tropical

Black racerunner (Cnemidophorus leucopsammus)

Black racerunner (Cnemidophorus leucopsammus), on the white sand of a beach on one of the 350 or so islands, cays and islets in the Los Roques archipelago. Las Roques National Park, Caribbean Sea, Venezuela

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Animal, Bellani, Brazilian, Central American, Cnemidophorus, Cnemidophorus Lemmiscatus, Cnemidophorus Nigricolor, Fauna, Island Endemism, Lizard, Long Tail, Night Lizard, Reptile, Reptilia, Sandstone, South Americ, South American, Squamata, Teiidae, Tropical, Venezuelan, Whiptail, Wildlife

A typical street with steps and an archway

A typical street with steps and an archway. The towns inhabitants are descended from people from Liguria, and they still speak a variant Ligurian, different from Italian and Sardinian, and taught in schools. San Pietro Island, Sardinia, Italy

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Architecture, Balconies, Bellani, Fishing Village, Mediterran, Mediterranean, Picturesque, Resort Town