Equatorial Andes (Venezuela and Ecuador)

1 - Polylepis sericea forest, 4100 m (Pico Bolivar, 5007 m, in the background) (a)

1 - Polylepis sericea forest, 4100 m (Pico Bolivar, 5007 m, in the background) (a)

2 - Polylepis sericea (a)

2 - Polylepis sericea (a)

3 - Páramos de la virgen, 4000 m (b)

3 - Páramos de la virgen, 4000 m (b)

4 - Polylepis incana (b)

4 - Polylepis incana (b)

5 - Chuquiraga shrubs (1-3 m) in the treeline ecotone, 4000 m (b)

5 - Chuquiraga shrubs (1-3 m) in the treeline ecotone, 4000 m (b)

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