Category: Andean Condor

Categories: Andean Condor, Andean Tit-Spinetail, Bar-winged Cinclodes, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Carunculated Caracara, Ecuador, Papallacta Pass, Plumbeous Sierra-Finch, Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Shining Sunbeam Posted on

Papallacta Pass in Ecuador’s Andes

Our final day in Ecuador is exhilarating, in the high reaches of the Andes at Papallacta Pass, not far from Quito. The weather couldn’t be better –– and it’s often a challenge here! Looking down on the páramo from the heights near Papallacta Pass (Photos … Continue readingPapallacta Pass in Ecuador’s Andes

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Great Conservation News from Ecuador!

Ecuador’s Jocotoco Foundation and the US-based Rainforest Trust have purchased a final, key property to “create a permanent refuge for the largest population of Andean Condors in the Northern Andes.” Woolly Tapirs and Spectacled Bears also roam those hills.  Andean Condor in Cayambe-Coca National Park … Continue readingGreat Conservation News from Ecuador!