Manu Road ecosystem, Peru, landscapes and wildlife
a short drive east from Cusco
linking Cusco with Paucartambo
around 3,000 metres
up the road from Cock of the Rock Lodge
daily visitors to the bird garden at Cock of the Rock Lodge - but they always look glum and nervous, and scratch perpetually
at Villa Carmen
at Villa Carmen
view looking north
approaching across the box girder bridge
Chontachaca
Chontachaca
Chontachaca
Rocatal
view downstream from my room at Paradise Manu Lodge
towards Amazonia from the Virgin Mary shrine
from near Rocatal
female, in the Rocatal area
on the higher reaches of the Manu Road. We cross this with hearts in mouths!
...from the watershed. Back again some day...
nestling in the Urubamba valley
massive urban sprawl filling the valley
Inca site above Cusco - classic Inca foundations