Abra Malaga & Carrizales
- Day 1: Birding to Abra Malaga – Carrizales
Early drive up to Abra Malaga Pass at 3,400 m, where we will explore the main trail along the Polylepis forest for White-browed Tit-Spinetail (E), Tawny Spinetail, Junin Canastero (E), Puna Tapaculo, Stripe-headed Antpitta, Ash-breasted Tit-Tyrant. Then we will back to the main road to keep driving into the other side of the Pass to get to the Carrizales area for Chusquea Bamboo and cloud forest specialist as Cusco Brush-Finch (E), Parodis Hemispingus (E), Inca Wren (E), Marcapata Spinetail (E) all endemics and also Hooded Mountain-Tanager, Golden-Collared Tanager, Blue-black Tanager, and several other species. After a full day birding along, we will back to Cusco or Ollantaytambo. End