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Old 09-30-2009, 12:58 AM
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Smile Walking at "Volcán de Agua" (volcano) in Guatemala



Greetings from the beatifulls lands of Guatemala, Central America. This pictures are fom Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Guatemala.

These are some pictures of the volcano (volcán de Agua) called also Junajpú in the original languaje. As you can see the top has been deforested.




My friend and I started to went up at the 10hrs. Are way to climb is a farm of loquat (the best of Guatemala) so we are allowed to do it in the flower season of the tree, if we do in the harvest we can be seen like some kind of thief.

This picture is of a Govenia spp. (maybe G. mutica)


Gracielanthus(Aulosepalum) pyramidalis




Another view from the volcano to Antigua Guatemala


Oncidium leucochilum



Lichen spp. in a rock


another road to climb


Almost on the top of the volcano, we do it only to the middle



Another Govenia spp., the ones from this altitude start to bloom like 1 or 2 weeks later in comparison at the firsth ones that I show you, because the altitude, it´s like a 200 or 300 meter of diference in the same volcano!! it´s incredible how exact could be the nature


Malaxis spp. maybe brachyrrhynchos or histionantha


In this one we can see the roots of some Govenia spp. into the dead leaves of the trees (oak and pine) remember, not all the terrestial orchids live into the ground, the most part of the terrestial orchids in Guatemala lives in this medium, even, in the acid dead lives of the pine


A Prostechea ochracea of a group that falls from a tree of 25 meter of height, the reason: rain, the plant becomes to heavy for the branch and then this happend.




Fungus whit micorriza, ready to waith some seeds of orchids?


This is a Lithophitic-terrestrial orchid, growing in a rock with dead leaves


Now, the jewel of the expedition a Cyclopogon spp. (maybe violaceus) a very small flower








Another landscape




Prostechea ochracea




Another Jewel Govenia dressleriana, a community of 50 plants that have young and adult plants in a forest of pine, very acid medium, whit the sun in the late afternoon direct on the plants








Medium were they grow


This is the bigest plant that we found, and mature plant ready to scattered her seeds, loves the sun afther the 15hrs. so you can have and idea of her tall my friend is standing close to her (between 80 to 90 cm. tall)




Ok, the best for the end Govenia lilliacea, this species has found in Guatemala a few years ago. I´ll leave you some literature from the book of the Doctors Dix & Dix "Orchids of Guatemala".

Govenia liliacea (La Llave & Lex.) Lindl.,
Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1795. 1836. As G. utriculata var. capitata
1400 a 2600 msnm
Terrestre, Very humid, oak-pine forest. Recongnized by heavy spotting of lip above middle, restricted to lower surface.






I hope that my experience has been of your like it, will see very soon. This climbing was in June, this Sunday i´ll back to the place to see another flowers.

Take Care

Location of the volcano
14°30'31.38"N, 90°43'40.38"W
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Old 09-30-2009, 11:43 AM
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Fantastic pics! Thanks!

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Hi Rodolfo

Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos with us!

We'd love to hear more from you...do you also grow orchids at home? We have a Break The Ice forum so you can drop us a note telling a bit about yourself and your chids

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Dude! Not only are those awesome photos, but did any of you all see the detailed information on these plants?!

There's not a whole lot of ways a grower can mess up growing these from what info he's given!

Welcome!

And...

Man, you rock Rodolfo!
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Yup...loved everything about it!
Can't wait to hear more from our new friend Rodolfo
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Bienvenido Rodolfo, Great to have you here, and thanks for those awesome pictures of your trip plus all that great info.
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awesome pics bro!!!! good to see that you had a blast out there. thanks for sharing!!!!
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Wow, awesome pics!

Great to have you here, thanks for posting these wonderful pics.
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Hi Roldolfo and welcome to the Orchid Board. Its a pleasure to see other countries native orchids. Thanks and Happy Hiking!
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Old 10-01-2009, 01:26 AM
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..do you also grow orchids at home?
hello

thx for your coment, yes, I do grow orchids at home, I just tell what kind in the Break the Ice section.
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