Country: Peru
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Junin Grebe and Junin Rail Photography
Photograph the endemic Junin Grebe, Critically Endangered Junin Rail, and other high-altitude waterbirds at Lake Junin, the largest lake entirely within Peru.
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La Merced Region Birding
Use the La Merced region for a foothill birding session before continuing toward Oxapampa, with the exact route chosen according to the group’s interests and road timing.
Read MoreLago de Junin Birding
Explore the high-altitude wetlands and grasslands around Lake Junin, one of the highest lakes in the world, for endemic species including Junin Grebe, Junin Rail, and Junin Canastero.
Read MoreLas Balsas Excavation Visit
Add a focused visit to the Las Balsas excavation area, keeping the archaeological context separate from the larger Tucume complex.
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Lomas de Lachay Birding
We spend a full day in the seasonal lomas habitat at Lachay, working open slopes, scrub, and the reserve's varied microhabitats for a coastal-desert birding contrast to Lima and the Andes.
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Long-whiskered Owlet Night Search
A guided session on the forested trail outside El Progreso where local knowledge now greatly improves the odds of the near-mythical Long-whiskered Owlet, rarely seen for years; the same site is good for Johnson's Tody-Flycatcher.
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Manu Canopy Platform Birding
From the canopy platform we watch the rainforest from above, looking for macaws, toucans, cotingas, oropendolas, raptors, tanagers, and mixed canopy flocks at a height we rarely get from the ground. It is a useful change of perspective in the lowlands.
Read MoreMarcapomacocha High-Altitude Birding
Search for the exquisite Diademed Sandpiper-Plover and other high-altitude specialists in the bogs and puna grasslands of Marcapomacocha, above 4,500m.
Read MoreMuyuna Flooded Forest Macro Night Walk
At night around Muyuna, we look carefully for frogs, insects, reptiles, spiders, and the small rainforest subjects that become visible after dark. The flooded-forest setting can add water, reflections, and unusual perches to macro work.
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