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The afternoon of our first full day in Ecuador was spent at Yanacocha Preserve, a high-altitude elfin forest on the slopes of Volcan Pichincha, a property of the world-renowned Jocotoco Conservation Foundation.  The ride there from Pululahua through the northern suburbs of Quito was uneventful, even though one would think that a ride that takes [...]

The Yanacocha Reserve on the west slope of the Ecuadorean Andes is a stunning site to visit, not to mention a highly productive place to watch birds. I’ve already described many of the avian attractions of Yanacocha but saved some of the best for last. How about those hummingbirds? Yanacocha deploys some of the most [...]

With the highest species diversity per square mile of any country on Earth, Ecuador can be seriously overwhelming for birders. Most guides try to ease new visitors into the inevitable frenzy of brightly colored birds by beginning at Yanacocha Reserve, just an hour outside of Quito. This protected temperate forest on the slopes of Volcano [...]