Pete Oxford / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) portrait, Chimborazo region, Andes Mountains, South America

Pete Oxford / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) portrait, Chimborazo region, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) herd, Chimborazo, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) herd, Chimborazo, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Bomarea (Bomerea sp) blooming with waterfall behind, Cotopaxi National Park, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy cutting bull hide to make ropes, lassos and bridles, at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains during the annual cattle round-up, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) bull in open grassland, Andes Mountains, South America

Pete Oxford / Chagras or cowboys on an overnight ride at a hacienda during the annual cattle round-up, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy silhouetted against the sky at sunset with Cotopaxi Volcano in the background at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains during the annual cattle round-up, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Stout-billed Cinclodes (Cinclodes excelsior) portrait, standing on grass, Cotopaxi National Park, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra or cowboy on his horse against dark cloudy sky at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains during the annual cattle round-up, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Plant in the Ericaceae family flowering, Podocarpus National Park, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) resting on the ground at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) hummingbird, feeding at flower while flying, cloud forest ecosystem, west slope of the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) hummingbird, feeding at flower in cloud forest, west slope of the Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Cloud forest understory, Mindo cloud forest, west slope of the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Fire set by chagras or cowboys to help herd cattle during the annual cattle round-up and to create good grazing pastures, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Caliper Beetle (Golofa porteri) large male camouflaged among fallen leaves on forest floor, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Caliper Beetle (Golofa porteri) male and female camouflaged against leaf litter, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Tungurahua volcano erupting, at 5,023 meters this active stratovolcano causes frequent tremors in the neighboring city of Banos, among the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Tungurahua volcano erupting, at 5,023 meters this active stratovolcano causes frequent tremors in the neighboring city of Banos, among the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Tungurahua volcano erupting, at 5,023 meters this active stratovolcano causes frequent tremors in the neighboring city of Banos, among the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Tungurahua volcano erupting, at 5,023 meters this active stratovolcano causes frequent tremors in the neighboring city of Banos, among the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Brazilian Rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis), Podocarpus National Park, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Bar-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes fuscus) perched on a rock, high Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Rainbow over Paramo, Yanahurco Hacienda, near Cotopaxi National Park, Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Rainbow over Paramo, Yanahurco Hacienda, near Cotopaxi National Park, Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) hummingbird portrait, Mindo cloud forest, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Green-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania fannyi) hummingbird male feeding from feeder, western Andes cloud forest, Maquipucuna Reserve, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / White-whiskered Hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui) hummingbird flying, western Andes cloud forest, Maquipucuna Reserve, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Tungurahua Volcano erupting, near Banos, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) hummingbird females visiting feeder, western Andes cloud forest, Maquipucuna Reserve, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus) feeding on berries in the cloud forest, Tandayapa Valley, western slope of Pichincha Volcano, Choco Darien Ecoregion, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) hummingbird at a bromeliad in cloud forest on west slope of Pichincha Volcano, Choco Darien region, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Buff-winged Starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) hummingbird flying in cloud forest, west slope, Pichincha Volcano, over 3, 000 meters elevation, Choco Darien region, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Frailejones (Espeletia hartwegiana) specialized composite plant growing in Paramo Del Angel, a high elevation wet Paramo Grassland, Paramo Del Angel, northern Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Native pastoralists (Homo sapiens) have set an illegal fire, destroying Paramo Grassland habitat, above 4,000 meters, central Andean plateau, Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Frailejones (Espeletia hartwegiana) a specialized composite plant growing in the high elevation, wet Paramo Grassland habitat, Paramo Del Angel, Northern Andes, Ecuador

Konrad Wothe / Tropical rainforest in mountains, Andes, northern Ecuador

Konrad Wothe / Tropical rainforest in mountains, Andes, northern Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Kiwi Fruit (Saurauia brachybotrys) female flowers in cloud forest, Tandayapa Valley, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Cecropia (Cecropia sp) petiole with food for Ants (Azteca sp) which protect plant from herbivores in cloud forest, Tandayapa Valley, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Canna (Canna sp) seed pods in cloud forest, Tandayapa Valley, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Trail in montane forest, Yanayacu Biological Station, eastern slope of Andes, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Cloud forest and mountains, Tandayapa Valley, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Bromeliad (Mezobromelia capituligera) buds immersed in jelly in cloud forest, Tandayapa Valley, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orchid (Dracula vampira) flower in cloud forest, Tandayapa Valley, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Osborne's Lancehead (Bothrops osbornei) juvenile, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Mushroom (Deflexula subsimplex) group growing on tree trunk on west slope of Andes, Mindo, Ecuador

James Christensen / Mushrooms growing on a tree trunk on west slope of Andes, Mindo, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Cloud forest in mist, western slopes of Andes, Maquipucuna Reserve, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Cloud forest on the western slopes of Andes, Maquipucuna Reserve, Ecuador

James Christensen / Cloud forest, Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Cloud forest, Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Millipede, Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Butterfly caterpillar with poisonous spines, Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Marsupial Frog (Gastrotheca riobambae) two weeks out of the water, in a bromeliad, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy holding three trout to cook at camp at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy rearing up on his Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) near a large cross with Cotopaxi Volcano in the background at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Rainbow over hacienda, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Guest's boots at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Lounge for tourists at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) bull running at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains during the annual cattle round-up, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) group belonging to Chagras cowboys at the Hacienda Yanahurco in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboys saddling up their Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) group at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) being herded by Chagra cowboys at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Detail of chagra cowboy's leather and wooden stirrup at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains during the annual cattle round-up, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Detail of ornate leather horse tack on a horse at Hacienda Yanahurco in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) herd running in high Andes landscape, Hacienda Yanahurco, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) bull killed for meat at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) group with snow-covered Cotopaxi Volcano in the background, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) two in morning mist at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Domestic Horse (Equus caballus) two in morning mist at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Guest fly-fishing for trout in a stream at a hacienda in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador