A steep dry slope with large boulders covered in spiny shrubs and large candelabra like cacti.

The Marañón Valley

A national treasure of Peru’s biodiversity with global significance.

Maranon

A steep dry slope with large boulders covered in spiny shrubs and large candelabra like cacti. Click to expand
A branch with large oval, opposite leaves and clusters of many tiny small green flowers. Click to expand
A muddy brown river winding through a steep valley with sparse spiny shrubs on steep slopes. Click to expand
Small open red flowers with four red petals. Click to expand
A muddy brown river in a steep rocky valley with slopes covered in green shrubs. Click to expand
A red and yellow flower with long yellow stamens. Click to expand
A narrow bridge over muddy brown river winding through a steep valley with dry mountains in the background. Click to expand
A cluster of fluffy white flowers on a branch with green leaves. Click to expand
A green shrub with fluffy white flowers growing out of a rocky crevice in cliff. Click to expand
Low, dry forest with cacti and spiny, swollen trunked trees on a steep rocky slope. Click to expand
Green leaves, small yellow seeds and dry brown bean pods displayed on a black cloth background. Click to expand
An upright inflorescence with open yellow flowers and some green flower buds. Click to expand
Two men standing under a small, spindly tree in a dry flat valley bottom, with steep rocky slopes and blue sky in the background. Click to expand
Brown winged seeds on the end of a branch. Click to expand
Cacti and spiny shrubs with blue flowers, steep rocky slopes covered in low cloud in the background. Click to expand
A small complex flower with five white petals and a series of yellow and red structures at the centre, against a background of green leaves. Click to expand
Low, dry forest with cacti and spiny trees on a steep rocky slope. Click to expand

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