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Birding at Isla Esteves, Lake Titicaca, Peru
In an ideal world this blog post would have been authoritatively called “Birding at Lake Titicaca”, as I would have canvassed a bunch of nature sites around the lake other than just Isla Esteves, where I spent four nights. Then I could have given a more comprehensive overview of the whole region. Alas, best laid…
Birding in the Lima Coastal Region, Peru
After birding in a few places in inland Peru, it was time to hit the coast… the capital Lima! I had nine days there, and managed to fit a few day trips in up and down the coastline to visit a few choice nature hotspots. This blog post covers the spots on the map: birding…
Birding in the Colca Valley, Peru
The Colca Valley, and in particular the Colca Canyon, is on the tourist trail in Peru, though it doesn’t quite garner the kind of accolades of say, Macchu Pichu or other well-trodden historical/scenic Peruvian sites. The altitude here is about 3600m, and the region’s main population centre, Chivay, has about 5,000 residents. It’s about 3…
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