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Rainforest
May 28, 2010
As part of a three-week summer course, Washington College students traveled to Ecuador to explore the native ecosystems and culture.
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Thousands of frigatebirds resided in a mangrove region we visited along the coast of Ecuador. It was the mating session and the males were displaying their colorful throatpouches.
On our way to the Tiputini Biodiversity station in the Amazon.
The lush vegetation surrounding the research station.
We were welcomed by a tree frog by one of the cabins.
A well-camouflaged iguana in the rainforest.
The most unusual insect we saw.
We trekked through the forest, crossing bridges like this one.
One of the butterflies of the region.
Katie Laury '12 beginning the canopy walk.
Back down in the understory—two assassin bugs.