Date: 11/15/25 11:12 am From: Scott Ramos via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Peru trip blog: Cusco highlands
Part three of my reports on our Peru trip from earlier this summer is now
published. We made excursions out of Cusco over 5 days to regions of high
elevation with a whole new assortment of birds. It is always amazing to
observe the rich biodiversity in these cloud forests. The high point,
physically and literally, was at the Abra Málaga pass area where we were
hiking at elevations similar to that at the summit of Mt. Rainier. And
still finding birds, most of them lifers.
Definitely a region worth spending time, more than we had allotted. Many
bird species can be seen throughout the highlands but there are also many
species that are endemic to just a few municipalities within the Cusco
province.
