by pepereds | Apr 15, 2019 | birdwatching, birdwatching in Peru, Peru, Tambopata
Hello my English-speaking friends! I recently decided to publish posts in Spanish as well, and here I’ll translate the first of those articles which is about the years I spent living in the Tambopata rainforest. Enjoy and feel free to send me your comments in...
by pepereds | Mar 15, 2019 | Bamboo Birds, birdwatching, birdwatching in Peru, Manu, Peru, Tambopata, Uncategorized
Blue-headed Macaw, Tambopata During all my 25+ years guiding birding trips and doing field work, I’ve been asked countless times whether the birding is better in Manu or the Tambopata lowlands. The truth is that...
by pepereds | May 31, 2018 | birdwatching, birdwatching in Peru, Peru, Uncategorized
Foto: Pepe Rojas Peru is one of the countries with some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world. Not in vain has it been recognized as part of a group of 17 countries (known as megadiverse countries) where the greatest biodiversity of the world is...
by pepereds | Oct 11, 2017 | Manu, Peru, Tambopata
During my seven years living in and researching the birds of Peru’s southeastern Amazon, I explored one of the more fascinating habitats in this mega-diverse ecosystem. The bamboo forests of Tambopata provide a unique home for a highly specialized group of birds. The...