Below left: Seminario Park and St. Peter’s Cathedral.
Above: a local resident stands guard over the statue
of Simon Bolivar. Images by Diego Grandi.
canopies of the trees, and settle into their own
respective spots on the grass to ‘catch some rays’.
In order to maintain their correct core tempera-
ture, the lizards must utilise appropriate sunbath-
ing techniques. Consequently, they take up a static
pose, with snout and dorsal spines extended
upward, and their dagger-like claws (which can
cause some nasty infections) firmly entrenched in
the turf. Green Iguanas possess excellent eyesight,
and highly-evolved colour receptors (‘double cone
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