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 laidContinue reading “Birding at Isla Esteves, Lake Titicaca, Peru”
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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: birdingContinue reading “Birding in the Lima Coastal Region, Peru”
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 3Continue reading “Birding in the Colca Valley, Peru”
Birding in the Sacred Valley, Peru
The Sacred Valley of the Incas is somewhere you might travel to because of that rather well-known historical site, Macchu Picchu. There are a bunch of other places worthy of your tourist attention in the valley too. But it also has some really, really good birding. This post covers a few key sites in theContinue reading “Birding in the Sacred Valley, Peru”
Birding at Manu Biolodge, Peru
After the twists and turns of upper Manu Rd, it is a relief to hit some flatter and straighter sections of road as you drop in elevation. This is lower Manu Rd, which keeps going a long way, all the way into the Amazon! Our tour only took us as far as Manu Biological Station,Continue reading “Birding at Manu Biolodge, Peru”
Birding at Upper Manu Rd, Peru
After our five days in Pisac, north-east of Cusco, we embarked on a birding tour of the famous Manu Rd, courtesy of Kolibri Expeditions. We chose the five day tour as a short “taster” taking in three lodges along Manu Rd staying at elevations between 2900m and 600m; there are longer expeditions one can optContinue reading “Birding at Upper Manu Rd, Peru”
Birding in Pisac, Peru
As mentioned in our post on Planning our South America Trip, we decided to initially stay in the town of Pisac, about an hour north-east of the city of Cusco (which was our entry into Peru, from Australia via Santiago). This decision was made largely to help mitigate the effects of altitude, which can beContinue reading “Birding in Pisac, Peru”
Peru-Ecuador-Chile 2025 – The Planning
In which two of the Bird Spots crew undertake an epic four month birding and cultural tour of South America. Goals of the Trip Long-time followers of this website will know that our international birding adventures are usually accompanied by mostly breezy photo-driven summaries with cheeky captions. We’re changing tack now as we embark onContinue reading “Peru-Ecuador-Chile 2025 – The Planning”
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