THE DWARF MONKEY

“The Pygmy Marmoset or Dwarf Monkey is a New World monkey native to the rain forest canopies of western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia. It is one of the smallest primates, and the smallest true monkey, with its body length ranging from 5.5 to 6.3 inches (excluding the 5.9 to 7.9 inches tail). Males weigh around 4.9 oz, and females only 4.2 oz.” w/ photos. LINK

Fossils Of Giant Snake Discovered

Rocks beneath a coal mine in Colombia have yielded fossils of what could be the world's largest snake, a relative of today's boa constrictor. The giant snake ate crocodiles and was longer than a London bus.

It weighed 1.25 tonnes and with a length of 45 feet or more it would have been able to take on and eat pretty much any other animal it came across. LINK

10 Deadliest Volcanic Eruptions

The Andean stratovolcano Nevado Del Ruiz or Mount Ruiz is located in Colombia’s Caldas Department that falls within the ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’. Although this volcanic cone had been active since the early Pleistocene epoch, its 1985 eruption and the subsequent mudflow were phenomenal and sufficient to wipe out the very existence of Armero. The October 1985 disaster that measured 3 in the Volcanic Explosive Index came as a shock since Mt. Ruiz had been inactive for 150 years.

However, it was followed by considerable pre-eruption like emission of fumaroles as well as post-eruption activities. The magma that came out with the eruptions was studies and found to be enriched in sulfur dioxide. Even now, the threat of future tectonic eruptions looms large upon the city of Manizales, situated precariously close to the fatal Mt. Ruiz. LINK