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Birding in Cajamarca: birding above 3,000 meters Versión es español aquí. This is the third post about birding in Cajamarca. This time we will explore the mountains above 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) around the Cajamarca valley. Above 3,000 meters the vegetation is largely dominated by Andean grassland (mostly Calamagrostis sp.), temperatures are cold, the […]
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Birding in Cajamarca: the Cajamarca valley This is the second entry of the series “Birding in Cajamarca”. In this occasion, I will focus on the valley that surrounds the capitol city of the region: the Cajamarca valley. The city of Cajamarca is located in the middle of a fertile valley, mostly devoted to grazzing cattle. […]
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Birding in Cajamarca: the western slope of the Andes Spanish version here. The Cajamarca department is located in the northern Peruvian Andes, bordering with Ecuador. In Cajamarca, the Andean mountains can reach elevations as high as 4,200 meters, and as low as 400 meters in the western slope. This wide elevational range means a set of […]
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Upcoming bird tours Peru 2019 Here is the updated list of our upcoming bird tours to Peru for 2019. Check out our special promotions. Special promotions 2019 50+ hummingbirds Special 2019 promotion 15% off. Fixed Departure: June 2nd, 2019. https://greentours.com.pe/2018/04/27/50-hummingbirds/ Bookings open until April 2nd 2019 Regular scheduled […]
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Black-necked Woodpecker Our Bird of the Month comes a bit late this year, but we end up choosing a great bird. This month featured bird is the Peruvian endemic Black-necked Woodpecker (Colaptes atricollis). This is a medium-size woodpecker that inhabits the Peruvian Pacific slope of the Andes and the dry Marañon valley. Adult birds have grey […]
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North Peru and Machu Picchu – Paradise Birding tour to Peru Along with our friends from Paradise Birding, Stephen Shunk and Christine Elder, we have design an special Peru birding itinerary covering from the dry Pacific lowlands to the high Andes of north Peru, Machu Picchu, and upper Amazon Basin. We have combined our […]
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Birding tour to north Peru: the Mayo and Huallaga valleys Low season special offer !! 10% discount on the regular price The eastern slopes of the Andes of Peru are one of the most diverse places in the neo-tropics for birdwatching. The tour starts in the Huallaga valley, near the city of Tarapoto, […]
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The endemics paradise: Central and northeastern Andes of Peru This birding tour to Peru focuses on finding some of the Peruvian endemic birds. The itinerary includes the mountains of western central Andes in Lima, around the Santa Eulalia valley and the coastal “Lomas” and marshes. Then, we flight northwards to southern Cajamarca to explore the Rio […]
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The APTAE – Promperu birding fam trip This last November 2018, we had the latest of the yearly birding familiarization trips that APTAE (The Peruvian Association for Adventure and Ecotourism) and Promperu (Peruvian Tourism Board) organize for birding tour operators and journalist from USA, Canada, and the UK. The goal of these fam trips is […]
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Inca Tern It’s been a long time since our last post, but it is because we were quite busy birding almost all over Peru. Several trips brought several fantastic birds, and it was difficult to choose a bird of the month for December. After looking to some of my recent pictures, I came over a […]
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