New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Curio Bay Petrified Forest, an internationally renowned fossilised forest, dating from the Jurassic period.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Matai Falls in the Catlins Forest Park.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Detail view of a fern on a bed of moss, in the Catlins Forest Park near the town of Papatowai.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Dense native bush on a tramping trail through the Catlins Forest Park near the town of Papatowai.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Dense native bush on a tramping trail through the Catlins Forest Park near the town of Papatowai.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Lush vegetation meets the rocky coastline of the Catlins Forest Park near the town of Papatowai.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Lush vegetation meets the rocky coastline of the Catlins Forest Park near the town of Papatowai.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Dense native bush on a tramping trail alongside Tahakopa Bay near the town of Papatowai.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Abstract view of the Purakaunui Falls in the Catlins Forest Park.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Purakaunui Falls surrounded by native woodland and bush in the Catlins Forest Park.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Purakaunui Falls in the Catlins Forest Park.

New Zealand, Southland, The Catlins. Purakaunui Falls surrounded by native woodland and bush in the Catlins Forest Park.

Chile, Valparaíso V, Parque Nacional La Campana. The Chilean rose tarantula (Grammostola rosea) camouflaged in the forest floor of the National Park.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano, Uyuni Highlands. Jeep used for tourist trip parked near to a lake in the highlands.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano, Uyuni Highlands. Jeep used for tourist trip parked near to a lake in the highlands.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano. Small plants cling for survival amid rock formations high in the desert plateau of the Bolivian Southern Altiplano.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano. Small plants cling for survival amid rock formations high in the desert plateau of the Bolivian Southern Altiplano.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano. Vegetation clinging for survival amid rock formations high in the desert plateau of the Bolivian Southern Altiplano.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano. Vegetation clinging for survival amid rock formations high in the desert plateau of the Bolivian Southern Altiplano.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano. Vegetation clinging for survival amid rock formations high in the desert plateau of the Bolivian Southern Altiplano.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano, Arbol de la Piedra. Mushroom shaped "Rock Tree" (Arbol de la Piedra) in the Bolivian Southern Altiplano plateau.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano, Arbol de la Piedra. Mushroom shaped "Rock Tree" (Arbol de la Piedra) in the Bolivian Southern Altiplano plateau.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano, Arbol de la Piedra. Mushroom shaped "Rock Tree" (Arbol de la Piedra) in the Bolivian Southern Altiplano plateau.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano, Arbol de la Piedra. Mushroom shaped "Rock Tree" (Arbol de la Piedra) in the Bolivian Southern Altiplano plateau.

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano. Rock formations high in the desert plateau of the Bolivian Southern Altiplano.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Lake fringed by dense rainforest in the national park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Lake fringed by dense rainforest in the national park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Grasshoppers on lush vegetation within the Calilegua National Park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Grasshoppers on lush vegetation within the Calilegua National Park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Grasshoppers on lush vegetation within the Calilegua National Park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Road running over a bridge in the National Park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Welcoming sign near a public picnic area in the National Park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Plush crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) resting on a tree in the National Park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Plush crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) resting on a tree in the National Park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Plush crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) resting on a tree in the National Park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Hiking route – tropical plant trail sign within the National Park.

Argentina, Salta, Parque Nacional Calilegua. Dense cloud forest in the National Park near Calilegua.

Argentina, The Lake District, Parque Nacional Lanin. Dense forested canopy in typical woodland of the National Park.