Colombia - Wild and Free

Part I: Empire of the Great Rivers: Amazon and Orinoco

Part II: From the Andes to the Pacific

With peace after decades of violent rebellion, Colombia can at last reveal its natural glories: snowcapped mountains and glaciers, rainforests, mysterious tepui table mountains, thundering waterfalls, swamps, lonely coasts -and a dizzying variety of wildlife.

Part I The Amazon jungle has giant otters, harpy eagles and hidden tribes; the plains, swamps and forests of the Orinoco host the South American Big Five: jaguar, capybara, Orinoco crocodile, giant anteater and anaconda.

Part II High-altitude moors, glaciers, volcanoes; and forests with ocelots and glittering hummingbirds. Raccoon- like coatis live at ground level, climbing into trees to mate and give birth. Coastal forests fringe vital turtle-breeding beaches. Silky and hammerhead shark, whale shark and tuna patrol the waters lapping the cliffs of the island of Malpelo.