In Search of the Resplendent Quetzal

In Search of the Resplendent QuetzalOff to Santiago’s Cloud Forest We are ready for our birding tour pick-up at 6:30am. The tour owner takes us by van to the public boat dock in Panajachel where he gets us in the correct boat going to Santiago on the other side of Lake Atitlan. We have to wait about 30 minutes for the boat to get enough passengers before it will leave. …

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Red Rocks, Flamingos and Revolutions- San Pedro-Santiago

I was up at 4am again this morning in order to be showered and ready for our 5am tour pick up. Upon leaving in the dark. I accidently closed the door on my finger, now the nail has turned black. Our first stop at 4000 meters was called Red Rocks. The rocks were red because there was a lot of iron in them and the red comes from oxidation …

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