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Continue reading →: A Birding Paradise – Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo HotelA serene retreat with a birding bonus: Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel Nestled in a private 12-acre cloud forest reserve, the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel is a tranquil escape for travelers seeking both comfort and connection with nature. Located just across from the train station in Machu Picchu Pueblo…
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Continue reading →: Hiking Huchuy Picchu – Machu Picchu Day 2Our Day 2 – Adventure Machu Picchu begins with a morning bus ride back to the citadel after an amazing buffet breakfast at Inkaterra. Today, we enter at the lower level for the circuit that is currently called the Royal Route (Circuit 3) and includes a hike up Huchuy Picchu.…
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Continue reading →: Adventure Machu Picchu Part 1Adventure Machu Picchu – Day 1 It was only a short walk from Hotel Pakaritampu in Ollantaytambu to the train station. We then embarked on a scenic ride through the Andes on the Inca Rail Vistadome. Our first day of adventure Machu Picchu had begun! Unfortunately, there were numerous delays…
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Continue reading →: Explore the Wonders of OllantaytamboNestled in the heart of Peru’s Sacred Valley, the quaint town of Ollantaytambo is an enchanting blend of ancient Inca heritage and current local culture. It’s my favorite place in the Sacred Valley, and I was excited to visit it again. Ollantaytambo ( pronounced Oh-yan-tay-tam-bo) is the last town in…
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Continue reading →: Hummingbird Encounters in the Sacred ValleyA visit to the Santuario de Colibríes—Ensifera Camp provides amazing hummingbird encounters in the Sacred Valley. Our excellent guide and birder, Enrique Castillo, recommended it to our group, and I’m so glad he did.( Our trip to Peru was arranged with Holbrook Travel, and I highly recommend them for anyone…
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Continue reading →: Amazon Jungle HighAs a middle school elementary science teacher I’d learned a lot about the levels of the rainforest as we studied the various biomes of the earth. We had even created a rainforest in our classroom one year with papier mache trees, hanging liana vines and cardboard toucans. I had also…
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Continue reading →: A long-awaited visit to the clay licks …Clay Lick Discovery I first read about the hundreds of macaws and other parrots that gathered at clay licks in the Peruvian Amazon in the January 1994 issue of National Geographic. Scientists were just beginning to locate these clay licks. Why did these birds gather here to ingest clay when…
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Continue reading →: Leopard Tales (Tails)It was only about 8:30 am, and we had already enjoyed a wonderful encounter with the cheetah family, and then we received the news. A leopard had been spotted, and though it was a bit of a distance away, there was no question as to what we wanted to do.…
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Continue reading →: Moving dayWe awoke to another sunny blue sky day in the Mara Triangle. Some of our group members had missed the leopard on the previous day while on a balloon ride, and everyone was in agreement that we should return to the area of the Maji Muchafa lugga where we had…
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Continue reading →: The Floating Islands of UrosLake Titicaca Machu Picchu had been on my bucket list for a very long time, as was viewing the macaw clay licks in the Peruvian Amazon basin. I knew little about the floating islands of Uros. Luckily, Lisa, my travel consultant at Holbrook Travel, suggested a few days in the…
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