Cyril Ruoso / Rainforest interior, Peru

Mark Moffett / Rio Madeira Poison Frog (Dendrobates quinquevittatus) portrait, Peruvian lowlands

Konrad Wothe / Mushrooms on tree trunk, Panguana Nature Reserve, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Selectively logged tree, Panguana Nature Reserve, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Snow-covered peaks, Huscaran Mountain, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii), San Fernando Reserve, Nazca Desert, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) large group sleeping at haul out, San Fernando Reserve, Nazca Desert, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Sand dunes, San Fernando Reserve, Nazca Desert, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / High altitude rainforest undergrowth, 1800 meters, Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Tree frog (Hylidae) at night with a full moon, Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Tropical undergrowth, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Hanging Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) in tropical undergrowth, Peru

Thomas Marent / Fungus (Marasmiellus sp) growing on log, Manu National Park, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Mushrooms on log in the rainforest at Tambopata River, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Veiled Lady (Dictyophora indusiata) in rainforest, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Veiled Lady (Dictyophora indusiata) in rainforest, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Rainforest at Tambopata River, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Rainforest at Sandoval Lake, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Rainforest at Tambopata River, Peru

Thomas Marent / Mushroom pair, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru

Thomas Marent / Gill Mushroom (Marasmius sp) group, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Ruins of Machu Picchu, 9000 feet up in tropical rainforest, Peru

Thomas Marent / Tourists at ruins of Machu Picchu, 9000 feet up in tropical rainforest, Peru

Thomas Marent / Millipede, Manu National Park, Peru

Thomas Marent / Millipede, Machu Picchu, Peru

Thomas Marent / Lemon-yellow-lepiota (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii) mushroom with insect larva, Tambopata-Candamo Nature Reserve, Peru

Thomas Marent / Cup Fungus (Cookeina sp) trio, Tambopata-Candamo Nature Reserve, Peru

Thomas Marent / Melastoma (Melastomataceae) plant, showing new leaf growth, Manu National Park, Peru

Mark Moffett / Example of extreme tree architecture, Iquitos, Peru

Tui De Roy / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) in altiplano habitat above 4,000 meters, Pampa Galeras Nature Reserve, Peruvian Andes, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) herd, Pampa Galeras Nature Reserve, Cordillera Blanca Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orchid (Masdevallia sp) mountain slopes, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Pierid Butterfly (Pieridae) puddling on wet soil at edge of river, probably imbibing mineral nutrients, Manu National Park Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) territorial display, oxbow lake, Manu National Park, Peru

Pete Oxford / River edge at dawn, Lower Urubamba River, Amazon, Peru

Pete Oxford / Otorongo Oxbow Lake, Manu National Park, Peru

Pete Oxford / Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) perched on branch Manu National Park, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) pair on log with butterflies, Manu National Park, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orchid (Masdevallia sp) mountain slopes, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Orchid (Masdevallia sp) mountain slopes, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Dung Beetle (Scarabaeidae) pair rolling ball of monkey dung, rainforest, Manu National Park, Peru

Gerry Ellis / Hanging Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) blooming in rainforest, Peru to Belize

Mark Moffett / Peacock Katydid (Pterochroza ocellata) flashing false eye spots in defensive posture, Rio Momon, Peru

Tui De Roy / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) Chacu yearly round-up, native community profits from highly valuable wool, Pampa Galeras Nature Reserve, Peru

Tui De Roy / Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) walking along a branch in its rainforest canopy habitat, Ese'eja native lands, Tambopata River, Amazonian Peru

Tui De Roy / Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) nesting colony, species is the number one guano producer since Incan times, Independencia Island, Peru

Tui De Roy / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) wild Andean camelid, non-territorial bachelor male herd, Pampa Galeras Nature Reserve, Peru

Tui De Roy / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) wild Andean camelid, aggressive posturing, Pampa Galeras Nature Reserve, Peru

Tui De Roy / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) wild Andean camelid, family running, maximum speed 45 kilometers per hour, Pampa Galeras Nature Reserve, Peru

Mark Moffett / Vine Snake on branch, Peru

Tui De Roy / Atacama Desert, weather beaten sea cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Paracas Peninsula, Peru

Tui De Roy / Guanay Cormorant (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) nesting colony, species is the number one guano producer since Incan times, Independencia Island, Peru

Tui De Roy / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) wild Andean camelid family running, maximum speed 45 kilometers per hour, Pampa Galeras Nature Reserve, Peru

Tui De Roy / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) wild Andean camelid, family running, maximum speed 45 kilometers per hour, Pampa Galeras Nature Reserve, Peru

Mark Moffett / Tarantula (Megaphobema sp) touching a Giant Katydid which draws back as its wings open in a startle display, Rio Momon, Peru

Mark Moffett / Tarantula (Theraphosidae) entering nest, Peru

Tui De Roy / Sechuran Fox (Lycalopex sechurae) portrait in stream-side habitat, Cerro Chaparri, Lambayeque, Peru

Tui De Roy / Sechuran Fox (Lycalopex sechurae) yawning in stream-side habitat, Cerro Chaparri, Lambayeque, Peru

Mark Moffett / Paper Wasp (Polistinae) nest, Peru

Mark Moffett / Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale) butterfly eggs on plant tendril, Peruvian Amazon

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle larva feeding on leaf, Rio Momon, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Polylepis (Polylepis sp) trees near lake, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Polylepis (Polylepis sp) forest, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Snow-covered peaks, Huscaran Mountain, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Kevin Schafer / Sunrise over Cosnipata Valley, Mount Kanaqhuai, Manu National Park, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Sand dune, San Fernando Reserve, Nazca Desert, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Sand dunes, San Fernando Reserve, Nazca Desert, Peru

Mark Moffett / Parasiitc Cordyceps fungus takes over brain of an ant, then kills it, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / High altitude rainforest undergrowth, 1800 meters, Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Tropical undergrowth, Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) raised wing display, rainforest, Manu National Park, Peru

Pete Oxford / Tropical rainforest lining Otorongo Lake, Manu National Park, Amazon, Peru

Gerry Ellis / Herbs, plants, and forest products for sale in open market, Iquitos, Peru

Mark Jones / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) round-up, long exploited for its extremely fine wool, wild herds are corralled and shorn in a government management program involving indigenous Andean tribes, Pampa Galeras N...

Tui De Roy / Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) Chacu yearly round-up, native community profits from highly valuable wool, Pampa Galeras Nature Reserve, Peru