Nature Photos of the Week

August 2, 2007

 

Magnificent Machu Picchu!

Link:  Machu Picchu Slide Show

Connecticut Audubon Society will be taking a group to Peru next March 22 - April 5, 2008. During this two week trip, you shall see well above 300 species of birds and you have a fair chance of seeing most of the endemic species along the route. It is an itinerary that gives you many different habitats including pelagic and coastal birds, birds of the dry west slope, high Andean species with the mythical Diademed Sandpiper-Plover and the mighty condor, subtropical rain forest with gaudy colourful tanagers and the mind-blowing Cock-of-the-Rock at a lek, some of the more common place lowland birds, and finally the awe-inspiring Inca ruins at Machu Picchu and the endemic birds of the Polylepis forests at Abra Malaga. In short, you shall be getting a very nice overview of Peru, the first 9 days in Central Peru through areas with good infrastructure, but which is little known among other birdwatchers. 

Click on this link to view some magnificent views of Machu Picchu. The photo presentation requires Power Point or a similar program to view it.

Link:  Machu Picchu Slide Show