Today was not a day for birding. Having enjoyed a successful day at Machu Picchu and then Aguas Calientes we had nothing further to achieve in the area and so had booked on the first train out in the morning, at 08:30. We arrived at the station quite early and that meant we had some time to watch the birds visiting the garden. Although most of the species were common, there was at least two Green-and-white Hummingbirds present, meaning I could get some photos of this range restricted species. Other birds of interest included a Rusty Flowerpiercer and Golden-crowned Flycatcher.
After two hours on the train, and then two
hours in a minibus, we returned to Cusco and organized our things. After we had
headed to our hotel and got ourselves settled in, we spent the rest of the
afternoon we explored the historic center of the city, visiting the
Precolombian Art Museum, which was interesting, as well as visiting the Plaza
and the many historic streets. The city in this area was very beautiful, but
was very busy with tourists because of an Andean festival that takes place over
the month but happened to culminate on this day.
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