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  1. Maroon Jay

    Peru - Three to six months trip

    I did not get to Cuzco because of the rioting. The airport was closed. Tourists there were trapped in their hotels for several days. I was in the Amazon east of Tarapoto and also in the northern Andes. Mostly peaceful there.
  2. Maroon Jay

    Peru - Three to six months trip

    Fern. Here are some guides near Tarapoto. Angle Chujutalli Del Castillo is an excellent guide for the Tarapoto area. He does not live in Tarapoto but does guiding in the whole area. He lives in a nearby town. A really nice guy and an excellent guide. He knows his birds. He is also a guide...
  3. Maroon Jay

    Peru - Three to six months trip

    Fern, you are correct about Ecuador being expensive. That is one advantage for Peru which is quite cheap. As for the political problems in Peru, I just came from there. There have been roadblocks even in the northern Andes. A friend of mine got trapped in a small town in the north for...
  4. Maroon Jay

    Peru - Three to six months trip

    OK. 71% is not a vast majority. Just a big majority. Also, Ecuador is a much smaller country than Peru. With a couple hundred fewer species overall, Ecuador probably has three times as many birds as Peru in the same amount of space. Ecuador presents more opportunities for a person who has...
  5. Maroon Jay

    Peru - Three to six months trip

    According to Clements and IOC (which vary slightly from each other), Peru has approximately 200 more species than Ecuador and about 80 more endemics. It still remains that the vast majority of birds are the same in both countries out of more than 1,900 species. Ecuador has about 40 endemics...
  6. Maroon Jay

    Peru - Three to six months trip

    If the situation in Peru does not improve, you could consider going to Ecuador instead. The majority of birds in Ecuador and Peru are the same. You could combine Ecuador with northern and northeastern Peru. Most of the rioting is in the south near Cuzco. I saw the Marvelous Spatutale in...
  7. Maroon Jay

    Peru - Three to six months trip

    I just returned from three months in Peru. At the moment, there are a lot of political problems there. The former president is in jail, and his followers are protesting and sometimes rioting. They often set up roadblocks, making travel impossible for days at a time. Several people have been...
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