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The Caribbean Coast – Manzanillo and Hitoy Cerere

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May 13-18, 2014 After a lot of rain, no showers, and a lot of early mornings, we were long overdue for some beach time, relaxation, and unfortunately some waterproofing work on the truck. We headed for Cahuita, south of Limon, and a fantastic little waterfront campground with cabins called Camping Maria (just north of Cahuita in Playa Negra, [...]

Honduras Part 2: Pico Bonito, Rio Santiago, Aguan Valley, Parque Nacional La Muralla, and La Tigra

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19-28 Mar 2014 Pico Bonito, Rio Santiago, Aguan Valley, Parque Nacional La Muralla, and La Tigra Pico Bonito and Rio Santiago Pico Bonito National Park is probably the most widely known birding destination in Honduras, though information on access is pretty slim online, as most of the fame goes to the excellent, though very expensive, Lodge at [...]

Honduras – Copan and Lancetilla

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20-22 March 2014 Copan Ruinas (the town) is located just across the Guatemalan border and is home to the Copan ruins, the southernmost major Mayan settlement. We have seen a lot of ruins on this trip and I would have to say that Copan ranks among the best we have seen. The number of well-preserved and incredibly detailed stelae (large blocks of [...]

Tikal

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22-25 February 2014 The Peten region of Guatemala is full of great birding locations and opportunities, foremost Tikal but also Yaxhá, Laguna del Tigre / Ruinas El Perú, Cerro Cahuí, and other locations further afield for the more adventurous, such as El Mirador. We gave a lot of thought to birding the Peten more extensively but ultimately [...]

Los Tuxtlas and the Tuxtla Quail-Dove chase

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2 – 3 September 2013 After the Bearded Wood-Partridge chase we were headed for yet another chase of a secretive endemic bird of montane forests. We arrived in Ruiz Cortines late in the afternoon, not really knowing what to expect and we needed to find a place to camp for the night. We stopped at the first little store on the way into town and [...]