Colombia's tropical rainforests have been disappearing fast. Since the
2016 peace deal between the government and the Farc guerrillas much of
the virgin jungle that was previously off-limits due to conflict has
now been chopped down, destroying entire ecosystems. But now efforts
are under way to save what's left.

Earlier this year, and just before the coronavirus lockdown, I joined
an expedition of top botanists from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in
London into previously unexplored rainforest in the Serrania de las
Quinchas, as they searched for rare plant species, some of them unknown
to science.

Colombia is the second most bio-diverse country in the world after
Brazil. It also has more bird species - 1,958 at latest count - than
any other country.

If there were a game of Top Trumps for hummingbirds then Colombia would
win hands-down. With its mountains, jungles and rainforests, this large
South American nation boasts some of the world's most colourful flora
and fauna. Here is a small sample of what we saw.[...]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-52948635

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Eduardo
Art-Culture-Lusophony
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