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www.discoveringbolivia.com 2 Days / 1 Night of Bird watching Light with Michael Blendinger Nature Tours. Focus on Birds at the Condors' Cliff and the microhabitats of La Pajcha Fall. Day 1: From Samaipata, La Pajcha (spectacular waterfall surrounded by lush vegetation) can be reached by 4WD vehicle in 1½ hs. On our way there we will stop to appreciate the most visible birds of the valleys and the surrounding mountain ranges. However, today's main destination is the waterfall at the end of the road with an attractive pool and beach, where some will want to swim and sunbathe. Others will follow the guide and explore various forest remnants: some with giant ferns, mountain native pine trees and huge aromatic myrtles, others with endemic palm trees. Among the birds we usually get to see are the Torrent Duck, White-capped Dipper, White-collared Swifts and Mitred Parakeets, who nest and sleep here. There are also lizards running on vertical cliffs, vizcachas on windswept ledges or suction padded frogs in crystal-clear springs. Snack and lunchbox on the beach. Evening meal and camp in the nearby forest. At dusk we try to spot Andean Guan and after nightfall, using recordings, we call Tropical Screech Owls and Scissor-tailed Nightjars, and then try to spot them with a spotlight. Day 2: Before breakfast the enthusiastic go for a walk, listening to the birds' morning concert. Later we head for the cliff which is constantly being used by Andean Condor in pairs or groups, young and adults of either sex, either in order to rest and to digest the carrion found or to bathe in a hidden pool of this extraordinary cliff....(Less)