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PERERETA & LIST 
BOLIVIA

COCHABAMBA (near Peña Colorado) (Compass)

Lat:00o00´S/00o00´W ha topography msl 
Protected/registered status 
Best Time for visit (8th-9th January, 2006)

 

Birding Site Guide

This is a beautiful place and one of the best spots to see the endangered endemic Red-fronted Macaw which nest on a cliff near the village. There is nowhere to stay at the moment although Armonia are building a lodge in San Carlos just accross the river from the cliffs. Contact them for details. Av. Lomas de Arena 400, Santa Cruz. Tel 3568808; or A.Bennett Hennessey on 3563636; or Sebastian Herzog on 3701863 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Buses from Santa Cruz to Sucre pass the village but bus companies may try and charge the full fare. Alternatively buses leave Santa Cruz (3rd Anillo) and Cochabamba (6 de Agosto and Basientos) for Aiquile. I caught a bus from Cochabamba at 1pm arriving in Aiquile at 7pm (Bs15). The bus from Sucre to Santa Cruz passes Aiquile at 9pm and can drop you at Perereta late at night (Bs5-10). It may also be possible to camp. I stayed at the house of Martin Marcias whose wife also has a shop. Trucks pass by in the morning and can take you to Saipina from where there is a bus to Comarapa. Aswell as Red-fronted Macaws, Mitred and Cliff Parakeets also nest in the cliffs and Blue-fronted Parrots were also seen at the base of the cliffs. I saw White-fronted Woodpecker, Grey-crested Finch and Crowned Slaty Flycatcher in cactus scrub behind the houses. Also Purple Martin, Bolivian Blackbird and Cliff Flycatcher on the way to the cliffs. I saw 35 species including 4 lifers.

 
Species seen 


Other Fauna 
A total of -- species of mammals. 

There are -- recorded species of amphibians and reptiles. 

Flora 

Author: Charles Hesse

 

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