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Portrait of a frailejon, an endemic species to the paramo and Andean forest essential for the regulation of water flows. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
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Mardoqueo Sanchez, Nature Reserve of the Civil Society (RNSC in Spansh) El Zoque guide. Although he only completed a primary formal education, he is extremely knowledgeable on conservation and land restoration as he has walked these mountains his entire life. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
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Group of school children hiking up the river in the El Zoque Reserve. for some, this was the first time they hiked in the Andean High Forest. To respect UNICEF's ethical guidelines on photographing children, their identity is protected. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
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Close-up of clean water from the river in the Nature Reserve El Zoque. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
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Middle school students hiking up the river in the RNSC El Zoque. To respect UNICEF's ethical guidelines on photographing children, their identity is protected. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
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Mardoqueo Sanchew, El Zoque guide, pointing to the mountains where the hike continues. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
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Close-up of endemic fauna, a lychee, found in the High Andean Forest in the RNSC El Zoque. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
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A group of middle school students visiting RNSC El Zoque in Guasca, Colombia. April 5, 2022.
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Close-up of an endemic orchid found in the High Andean Forest ecosystem. Colombia has over 4000 different species of orchids. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
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Diana Marcela is a local guide of the RNSC El Zoque. She is 24 years old and upon graduation from university, she discovered her vocation was conservation and works as a guide in nature reserves of the civil society in Guasca. April 5, 2022.
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Close-up of an endemic plant found in the RNSC El Zoque and in the region. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
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Santiago Sanchez, son of Mardoqueo Sanchez and also a guide in the RNSC El Zoque. He aspires to apply as a nature reserve of the civil society and conserve his land, maintaining it with ecotourism, joining a broader network of trails to El Zoque and other RNSC. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
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Detail of a cousin species to el frailejon, both endemic to the Andean High Forest and Paramo. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
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Mauricio Restrepo, he is the founder the RNSC El Zoque. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
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View of an area of the 22 he that are denominated as a RNSC El Zoque. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
Portrait of a frailejon, an endemic species to the paramo and Andean forest essential for the regulation of water flows. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
Mardoqueo Sanchez, Nature Reserve of the Civil Society (RNSC in Spansh) El Zoque guide. Although he only completed a primary formal education, he is extremely knowledgeable on conservation and land restoration as he has walked these mountains his entire life. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
Group of school children hiking up the river in the El Zoque Reserve. for some, this was the first time they hiked in the Andean High Forest. To respect UNICEF's ethical guidelines on photographing children, their identity is protected. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
Close-up of clean water from the river in the Nature Reserve El Zoque. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
Middle school students hiking up the river in the RNSC El Zoque. To respect UNICEF's ethical guidelines on photographing children, their identity is protected. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
Mardoqueo Sanchew, El Zoque guide, pointing to the mountains where the hike continues. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
Close-up of endemic fauna, a lychee, found in the High Andean Forest in the RNSC El Zoque. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
A group of middle school students visiting RNSC El Zoque in Guasca, Colombia. April 5, 2022.
Close-up of an endemic orchid found in the High Andean Forest ecosystem. Colombia has over 4000 different species of orchids. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
Diana Marcela is a local guide of the RNSC El Zoque. She is 24 years old and upon graduation from university, she discovered her vocation was conservation and works as a guide in nature reserves of the civil society in Guasca. April 5, 2022.
Close-up of an endemic plant found in the RNSC El Zoque and in the region. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
Santiago Sanchez, son of Mardoqueo Sanchez and also a guide in the RNSC El Zoque. He aspires to apply as a nature reserve of the civil society and conserve his land, maintaining it with ecotourism, joining a broader network of trails to El Zoque and other RNSC. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
Detail of a cousin species to el frailejon, both endemic to the Andean High Forest and Paramo. Guasca, Colombia - March 2, 2022.
Mauricio Restrepo, he is the founder the RNSC El Zoque. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
View of an area of the 22 he that are denominated as a RNSC El Zoque. Guasca, Colombia - April 5, 2022.
