There was an element of jetlag in play this morning, since we awoke very early and were awake on and off throughout the night listening to a local fiesta, as well as the surprisingly vocal House Wrens.
Once daylight broke we were able to spend the morning around the hostal, and while downtown Lima is not the best place for birding it was good to get back in touch with a few species I had not seen for a few years, such as Amazilla Hummingbird and Scrub Blackbird. Both common species where they occur but not especially widespread.
Late morning we transferred to the airport for our internal flight to Cusco. The flight over the Andes was spectacular, with a beautiful cloud inversion over Lima and some stunning snow-capped peaks on offer. Upon arrival in Cusco we got hold of our rental car and then drove the three hours to the town of Carahuasi where we found a small hotel and settled down for the night.
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