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El Quetzal
By Mike • March 23, 2009 • 7 commentsThe Los Andes Private Nature Reserve is a lovely, lovely place but it’s a bit off the beaten path. One does not accidentally stumble into paradise but rather pursues it purposefully. Our group certainly did; our purpose resided high on a peak overlooking mist-shrouded fields of tea and quinine. Two times in two days we [...]
Loving Los Andes
By Mike • March 18, 2009 • 3 commentsAfter successfully stalking the Pink-headed Warbler, our glorious assault on Guatemala’s Pacific Slope began in earnest. The first stop on our ambitious circuit was the Los Andes Private Nature Reserve, an absolutely heavenly plantation of sustainable coffee and organic tea mixed with pristine cloud forest. Yet the action started as soon as we hit the [...]
