08/10/2012
Peru has long been a birding paradise, and more recently, this is being recognised across the world. More than 20,000 bird watchers are estimated to visit Peru in 2013, generating over US$50 million in revenue, according to the Ministry of Trade and Tourism. Peruvian Trade and Tourism Minister Jose Luis Silva has launched ‘The Birding Rally Challenge’: A new competition which offers people the chance to watch and listen to a variety of birds in their natural habitat. Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel is the ideal location for a birding holiday. With the Bird Watching excursion through the Poques mountains, visitors are sure to spot some incredible wildlife in the skies above.
The birding excursion sets off early in the morning in order to take advantage of the optimum time for cloud-forest bird watching at Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel. Guests begin at a local river observatory, with the possibility of sighting the sought-after torrent duck and the white-capped dipper. They then proceed to a productive tanager feeding area, where silver-beaked, blue-necked, fawn-breasted and saffron-crowned tanagers can be found.
Visitors are told to be on the lookout for the cock-of-the-rock, the golden-headed quetzal and many of the 18 different hummingbirds identified on the grounds, including the booted racket-tail and the green-and-white hummingbirds, which are native to the area. Walking along the hotel’s trails, and discovering the fascinating yet fragile ecosystem of the Machu Picchu cloud forest and its many indigenous plants and animals will leave you feeling overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of all that there is to see in this part of the world. We’ve known for a long time that Peru is the go to destination for wildlife enthusiasts. Why not come to Peru, stay at Inkaterra and discover this first hand.
Watch this space for more information on the Birding Rally coming soon!
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