Our Cusco birdwatching tour will start by picking you up from your hotel at 6:00 am to go in a vehicle to “El Balcon del Diablo”.
This amazing place, special for watching Cusco birds, is located next to Sacsaywaman archeological site, like 20 minutes from Cusco City.
Upon arrival to Balcon del Diablo we are going to start the exploring in 2 kilometers around looking for the Cusco birds and specially the Cusco endemic birds.
We will start in the Polylepis forest area. We will walk next to a inca´s water chanel and later we will descend like 300 meters to the little canyon area.
In this place there are some crops plantation that attract some seedeaters depending on the season.
This place is visited for Cusco birdwatchers due to its easy access and the proximity to the city. So it is an amazing chance to enjoy the Cusco birds and Cusco endemic birds in a really short time.
Ending our Cusco birdwatching morning at 9:00 am aprox. We will bring you to your hotel for breakfast.
Posted By : MatthewEisenson
I had a great morning birding at Balcon del Diablo with Jose Lescano last week on my last day in Cusco. Jose picked up me up at my hotel near the Plaza Mayor at 6:30pm, and we arrived at the site by 6:50pm. Over the next 2.5 hours, we saw 25 species, with especially good looks at Shining Sunbeam, Creamy-crested Spinetail, Tit-like Dacnis, Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant, Ash-breasted Sierra Finch, Chestnut-breasted Mountain Finch, and others. I was back at my hotel before 10am.
The habitat at the site reminded me of the Presidio in San Francisco, with hilly terrain dominated by shrubs and eucalyptus. Although the site is quite close to Cusco, I never would have found it myself if I had not hired a guide. More importantly, I would not have known where to walk once I arrived. I highly recommend hiring Jose Lescano for this tour. In addition to this tour, I also hired Jose for the (excellent) Hummingbirds of the Sacred Valley excursion the previous day, which I reviewed separately.
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 13:48:44 
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