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Birding in Valle del Cauca, Colombia

January 7, 2023

After finishing up in Argentina, we wanted to break up the trip back north to the US. Colombia is perfectly positioned for this: with Bogatá being only about six hours from Buenos Aires and under four hours from Miami. We had done three trips previously in the country, but had not yet visited Calí or … More Birding in Valle del Cauca, Colombia

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Colombia, December 2019

January 1, 2020

We started our third Colombian birding expedition in Yopal, a small city in Casanare, lying just off the foothills of the easternmost of the three forks of the Andes. During the five hour drive to Hato la Aurora, a reserve in the center of the Llanos, specialties like these Sharp-tailed Ibis popped up: Another target … More Colombia, December 2019

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