Juan Julio Rivas, director of the institution, explained that the homes are in streets like Procuradores, Alca, Tullumayo and Santiago.

The objective of the proyect is  protect residential houses and  new archaeological findings in this sector of the city, because they are colonial houses with Inca foundations .With the rehabilitation the collapse will be avoided.
In this initiative, the Spanish Agency for International Development contributes 300 thousand euros, also provides the property owner and works the Workshop School of the Regional Office of Culture.
This will be the start of new projects of the same nature that will allow us to have more widespread restoration.
The city of Cusco, old capital of the Incas Empire, was declared cultural Patrimony of the Humanity  by Unesco in 1983 and it constitutes one of more important tourist destinations and historical of the country.

It lodges buildings of incas construction, like Koricancha and the Palace of Inca Roca, besides colonial constructions of Andean baroque style, like the cathedral and the church of the Company.

Source: www.terra.com.pe

Juan Julio Rivas, titular de la institución, explicó que las viviendas se encuentran en jirones como Procuradores,Alca,tullumayo y Santiago.

Las obras tienen como fin proteger el uso residencial y los  nuevos restos arqueologicos encontrados en este sector de la ciudad, ya que son casas coloniales con bases incaicas.
Con la rehabilitación se evitará el desplome ante situaciones de lluvias intensas.

En esta iniciativa, la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (Aecid) aportara 300 mil euros, también aporta el propietario del inmueble y colabora la Escuela Taller de la Dirección Regional de Cultura.
Este sera el inicio de nuevos proyectos de la misma indole que nos permitira tener una restauracion mas generalizada.
La ciudad de Cusco, antigua capital del imperio incaico, fue declarada Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad por la Unesco en 1983 y constituye uno de los destinos turísticos e históricos más importantes del país.

Alberga edificios de construcción incaica, como Koricancha y el Palacio de Inca Roca, además de construcciones coloniales de estilo barroco andino, como la catedral y la iglesia de la Compañía.

Fuente: www.terra.com.pe

-Make sure you are in good health, especially if you are goin to have a long trip.

-Having vaccines to date, you should note that these depend on their prior immunization status, destination of travel.

-It is recommendable to be vaccinated against typhoid, polio and tetanus, don’t forget  that some vaccines achieve protective effect starts 15 days later.

-The most common diseases in tropical countries are malaria and malaria and is spread by mosquitoes, mosquito bites foresee with any lotion or cream.

-Have a basic first-aid kit with basic medicine, it will help you in your journey

-People with chronic illnesses should include in your carry all your medicines as well as bring a medical report which made mention of the disease and peculiarities.
-It is recommendable have a dental check  if the trip lasted more than 2 weeks

-Don’t  forget  bring your passport and have some references to hotels, restaurants, hospitals, etc.

-Carry some food and clothing for 1 or 2 days, it’s possible that when you travel by bus or plane your personal  things will not arrive on time.

- And if you wear glasses is recommended to bring two pairs and the prescripion.
I hope you enjoy your trip and have a good stay.

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-Se asegure de estar en perfecto estado de salud,sobretodo si realizara un viaje largo.

-Tener las vacunas al dia,debe tener en cuenta que estas dependeran de su estado vacunal previo,destino de viaje.

-Es recomendable estar vacunado contra el tifus,polio y tetano,ten en cuenta que algunas vacunas consiguen su efecto de proteccion 15 dias despues.

-Las enfermedades mas frecuentes en los paises tropicales son la malaria y el paludismo y las transmiten los mosquitos,prevee las picaduras de mosquitos con alguna locion o crema.

-Tener un botiquin propio con medicamentos basico te ayudara en tu viaje

-aquellas personas con enfermedades cronicas deben incluir en su equipaje todos sus medicamentos al igual que llevar un informe del medico en el que se haga mencion de la enfermedad y peculiaridades.

-Se recomienda un chequeo dental si el viaje durara mas de 2 semanas

-No olvides llevar tu pasaporte y tener algunas referencias de hoteles,restaurantes,hospitales,etc.

-Llevar en tu equipaje de mano alimentos y ropa necesaria para 1 o 2 dias,es probable que cuando viajes por bus o avion tus objetos no lleguen a tiempo.

- Y si usted utiliza gafas se recomienda llevar dos pares y su prescripion.

Espero que disfrute su viaje y tenga una buena estadia.

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It is one of the most spectacular birds of the world. Its plumage and colorful display for courtship, like any bird of paradise.

Its exotic shape is very popular, because his figure has been captured in prints, paintings and photographs that are posted everywhere.

This species has a large sexual dimorphism, as the male and female have very different physical. The male is of medium size, with a special colored plumage that combines the black, red and silver. The female, however, has a very dull plumage, brownish tones dominated.

This austere coloration of the female plays an adaptive function, if it were bright as of the male could not bring up chicks without attracting the attention of predators (especially eagles, ferrets, coatis and snakes).

The reproduction begins in October and ends with hatching since November to February, which lasts about 40 days. Three months after chicks leave the nest.

The cock of the rock is fed on wild fruits, and owes its name to the custom of living in moist canyons of great depth in which frequent the steep cliffs or rocks, there, between holes, caring for chicks.

Nesting:
It is a polygamous species and gregarious, that during the time of reproduction spends most of the day among the trees, where the males perform dances with a series of stunts to attract females.

When a female has been attracted by an approaching male, the female joins for copulation. These wedding dances are a sight, because you can see a group of several males by dance and females perched in the branches watching them.

Are almost exclusively frugivorous, except chicks, which are fed with insects during the early weeks.
Nest on rock walls, near water, where they build a nest with moss, lichen and other plant materials. During incubation, females are very difficult to detect because of their color, that is mixed with rocks and nest materials. They lay two eggs and the breeding season is very large: between January and September.

Preservation:
The tunqui is considered the national bird of Peru and enjoys legal protection, being banned from hunting and trade, but this provision is not observed and it is marketed live or dissected in many places. For lack of knowledge about their diet, captive animals usually do not survive for long. In many parts has completely disappeared due to logging of forests and illegal hunting that is the subject.

In Peru it is found in several protected areas like national parks (Rio Abiseo, San Martín; Yanachaga – Chemillén, Pasco, Tingo Maria, Huanuco, and Manu, Cusco – Mother of God). It is also found in forest openings of protection (Alto Mayo, San Martín, San Matías – San Carlos, Pasco, and Pui-Pui, Junín).

The conservation of this species can attract large flows of tourists to areas where it is to observe, and produce income to local people through tourism services.

Es una de las aves mas espectaculares del mundo. Su plumaje y colorido despliegue para cortejo, iguala a cualquier ave del paraiso.

Su forma exotica es muy popular, pues su figura ha sido plasmado en grabados, pinturas y fotografias que se publican por doquier.

Esta especie presenta un gran dimorfismo sexual, pues el macho y la hembra tienen físicos muy distintos. El macho es de tamaño mediano, con un extraordinario plumaje que combina los colores negro, rojo y plateado. La hembra, en cambio, tiene un plumaje muy apagado, dominado por tonos amarronados.

Esta coloración austera de la hembra cumple una función adaptativa, pues si tuviera colores brillantes como el macho no podría criar a los polluelos sin llamar la atención de los depredadores (sobre todo águilas, hurones, coatíes y serpientes).

La reproducción comienza en octubre y termina con la incubación desde noviembre hasta febrero, que dura unos 40 días. Tres meses después las crías abandonan ya el nido.

El gallito de las rocas se alimenta de frutos silvestres, y debe su nombre a la costumbre de vivir en cañadas húmedas de gran profundidad en las que frecuentan las barrancas o peñas empinadas; allí, entre los huecos, cuida a sus crías.

Anidamiento:
Es una especie polígama y gregaria, que durante la época de reproducción pasa la mayor parte del día entre los árboles, donde los machos realizan danzas con una serie de piruetas para atraer a las hembras.

Cuando una hembra ha sido atraída por uno de los machos se acerca para la cópula. Estas danzas nupciales son todo un espectáculo, porque se puede ver a un grupo de varios machos realizando la danza y a las hembras posadas en las ramas contemplándolos.

Son casi exclusivamente frugívoros, excepto los pichones, que son alimentados con insectos durante las primeras semanas.

Anidan en paredes rocosas, cerca del agua, donde construyen un nido con musgos, líquenes y otros materiales vegetales. Durante la incubación las hembras son muy difíciles de detectar por su color, que se mimetiza con las rocas y los materiales del nido. Ponen dos huevos y la época de nidificación es muy amplia: entre enero y setiembre.

Preservacion:
El tunqui es considerado como el ave nacional del Perú y goza de protección legal, estando prohibida su caza y comercialización; sin embargo esta disposición no es acatada y se lo comercializa vivo o disecado en muchas partes. Por la falta de conocimiento sobre su alimentación, los animales cautivos, generalmente, no sobreviven por mucho tiempo. De muchas partes ha desaparecido por completo a causa de la tala de los bosques y la caza ilegal de que es objeto.

En el Perú se lo encuentra en varias áreas protegidas como parques nacionales (Río Abiseo, San Martín; Yanachaga – Chemillén, Pasco; Tingo María, Huánuco; y Manu, Cusco – Madre de Dios). También se le encuentra en vanos bosques de protección (Alto Mayo, San Martín; San Matías – San Carlos, Pasco; y Pui-Pui, Junín).

La conservación de esta especie puede atraer importantes flujos de turistas a las zonas donde se encuentra para observarlo, y producir ingresos económicos a los pobladores locales mediante los servicios turísticos.
allito de las Rocas es natural de America del Sur, en los bosques de la selva alta de Peru.

According to law enforcement officials reported, the beautiful specimen had been stolen from some place within the Manu National Park in Madre de Dios, by suspected traffickers of wild animals that abound in the area.

Paucartambo commissioner, higher PNP Ángel Garrido Pancorbo, explained that the bird had escaped from the traffickers, since part of the wings was cut, being found by police when he tried to take flight.

“These state-protected birds inhabit the Manu and the area of San Pedro in the district of Kosñipata, limit of Cusco and Madre de Dios,it is a protected species in danger of extinction and it is possible that here has been hunted by traffickers and carried to be sold in the black market, “noted the police chief.

The small specimen was taken to San Pedro and delivered, – after signing a record- to the citizen Jose Guillermo Galdos Morales, manager of the hostel lodge Cock of the Rock, to take charge of their care and feeding. Once in good condition will be released.

Source: ‘ inforegion.pe ‘

Miembros de la comisaría de Paucartambo, en Cusco, encontraron un gallito de las rocas, especie en peligro de extinción, cuando patrullaban la carretera Paucartambo-Kosñipata-Parque Nacional del Manu, a la altura de la jurisdicción del barrio Conchupata.

Según informaron los agentes del orden, el hermoso espécimen había sido sustraído de algún paraje dentro del Parque Nacional del Manu, en Madre de Dios, por presuntos traficantes de animales silvestres que pululan por la zona.

El comisario de Paucartambo, mayor PNP Ángel Garrido Pancorbo, detalló que el ave habría escapado de los traficantes, pues tenía parte de las alas cortadas, siendo hallado por los agentes policiales cuando intentaba tomar vuelo.

“Estas aves protegidas por el Estado habitan en el Manu y en el sector de San Pedro en el distrito de Kosñipata, límite de Cusco y Madre de Dios, es una especie protegida y en peligro de extinción y no se descarta que de aquí haya sido cazada por traficantes y llevada para ser vendida en el mercado negro”, refirió el jefe policial.

El pequeño ejemplar fue llevado a San Pedro y entregado –tras la firma de un acta– al ciudadano José Guillermo Galdos Morales, administrador del albergue lodge Gallito de las Rocas, para que se haga cargo de su cuidado y alimentación. Una vez en buen estado será liberado.

fuente: ‘inforegion.pe’

Campylorhamphus Trochilirostris

Bird diversity reaches is zenith in the western part of the Amazon lowlands of South America; the more than 500 species of bird that have been recorded in the Explorer’s Inn area being an example of this. At Cocha Cashu within Manu National Park in southeastern Peru, Scott Robinson and Ted Parker established an amazing record of 324 species of birds recorded in one day and at one site, in less than a 2 mile radius, and entirely on foot or in canoe. One of the reasons for this high diversity is the diversity of habitats found in the region and the high degree of specialization that species have develop to exploit these habitats. Amongst these groups of species that have evolved a specialization with specific habitats are the “bamboo specialists” that live entirely in areas dominated by giant bamboo.

Bamboo stalks belonging to the genus Guadua are an important component in the landscape of the rainforest in areas in Southwestern Amazon especially in Madre de Dios, located in Southeastern Peru. Madre de Dios is particularly well knows for its incredible biodiversity, being considered a global hotspot by Conservation International. Impenetrable stands of bamboo cover huge areas, often along rivers, but are otherwise patchily distributed creating bamboo dominated forest in some areas. Growing in a very dense, monotypic stands, it gives a unique habitat for birds. Although bamboo is the dominant species, some small understorey shrubs occur and emergent trees may rise out of the bamboo. The bamboo undergoes cyclical die-offs where the bamboo flowers, sets seed and then dies off.

During the 1980s, the late Ted Parker, who spent many years studying the avifauna in Tambopata area, discovered the occurrence of certain species of birds restricted to bamboo forests in Explorer’s Inn area. Parker considered that these species were generally scarce, due to their habitat, but later, with improved knowledge of their calls, found the species to be more common in other areas of bamboo farther upriver.

Microrhopias Quixensis

In 1992, Parker with a group of researchers known as the RAP (Rapid Assessment Program) Team from Conservation International went to this area know as the “Collpa de Guacamayos” (the macaw’s clay lick) to do some surveys. A graduate student from Louisiana State University, Andrew Kratter, formed part of the team and he subsequently stayed on to study the bamboo birds as part of his doctoral research. Kratter mapped territories of understory and subcanopy birds to determine the species associated with bamboo thickets and he defined a bird as “bamboo specialist” by the frequency of occurrence in this habitat and its absence in all the other habitats at the study site.

Kratter found a group of 19 species that met the criteria he used for his research. Six he classified as “obligate bamboo users” as they were entirely restricted to bamboo thickets, seven were consider “near-obligate bamboo users” because they seems to occur almost wholly within or near bamboo thickets but they were occasionally recorded in other habitats, and six were considered “facultative bamboo users” as they also used habitats other than bamboo regularly. In addition of these 19 birds that met his criteria to qualify as “bamboo specialists”, he also registered an additional 13 species closely associated with bamboo but which were, either too rare, or too infrequently recorded in his study areas to be considered “bamboo specialists”. Amongst these were seven that were frequently found in bamboo but also used tree fall gaps and river edges and six that were considered to apparently be bamboo specialists but were too rarely recorded.

Obligate Bamboo Users

• Celeus spectabilis
• Cercomacra manu
• Drymophila devillei
• Hemitriccus flammulatus
• Poecilotriccus albifacies
• Ramphotrigon megacephala

Near-Obligate Bamboo Users

• Simoxenops ucayalae
• Anabazenops dorsalis
• Automolus melanopezus
• Cymbilaimus sanctaemariae
• Percnostola lophotes
• Myrmeciza goeldii
• Ramphotrigon fuscicauda

Facultative Bamboo Users

• Picumnus rufiventris
• Campylohramphus trochilirostris
• Synallaxis cabanisi
• Myrmotherula ornata
• Myrmotherula iheringi
• Microrhopias quixensis

Bamboo, Tree Fall and River Edge species

• Crypturellus atrocapillus
• Automolus rufipileatus
• Cercomacra nigrescens
• Hypocnemis cantator
• Myiophobus fasciatus
• Lathrotriccus euleri
• Thryothorus genibarbis

Probable Rarely Recorded Bamboo Specialists

• Dromococcyx pavoninus
• Bucco macrodactylus
• Monasa flavirostris
• Nonnula ruficapilla
• Automolus rubiginosus
• Sporophila schistacea

Within the Amazon, bamboo specialization tends to be a phenomena mainly found in the south-western region adjacent to the Andean foothills; although some of the species involved, particularly the species that are not obligate bamboo users have wider ranges and are found in other habitats elsewhere. Several of the bamboo specialists have sister taxa in southeastern Brazil, which are also bamboo specialists, suggesting that bamboo specialization evolved when both regions were connected by bamboo.

The bamboo-dominated forest of Madre de Dios also supports several other animals that are restricted to the habitat including the Bamboo Rat (hard to see but easily heard at night), a poison-arrow frog and several species of butterfly and dragonfly. Bamboo specialist bird species are most readily found at any of a number of lodges on the Manu and Tambopata Rivers in Madre de Dios. Birding bamboo can be very rewarding for the visiting birder, but beware the very sharp thorns on the bamboo that can open flesh; a good trail is a great advantage. Many of the bamboo specialists are retiring and can be hard to see, knowledge of vocalizations or a local guide are key to getting to grips with some of these highly sought after specialties.

Hypocnemis cantator

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There are undoubtedly few countries in the world where bird lovers (ornithologists and birdwatchers) can be as delighted as in Peru; here they have the opportunity to watch 115 endemic species and many very rare species, besides 60 migratory species.

Inca Terns

Peru offers the opportunity to discover new species in remote zones hardly explored or unexplored at all. In 1973 only 1,542 bird

species were known in the country; today this figure rises up to 1,816 species. This is a considerable increase for 30 years and several of them have been described as new ones.

On the other hand, Peru offers renown places for birdwatching, from the Pacific shores and the mangrove swamps to the dry forests, the high Andes and the Amazon.

Some Renown Places

In my opinion, the most spectacular places are Paracas National Reserve, Tumbes, the Junín Lake, the Titicaca Lake, Pacaya – Samiria National Reserve and Madre de Dios.

Paracas National Reserve and its surroundings are the ideal place to watch marine birds, especially at the guano islands as well as on the desert. As a Ramsar site it is also an interesting spot to watch migratory birds. In the area it is possible to observe around 200 species and also the bird populations of the guano islands.

Tumbes is ideal to watch the birds of the mangrove swamps and the tropical Pacific coasts as well as birds from the equatorial dry forest in the Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary. Here it is possible to watch more than 60 bird species that are endemic to the dry forests and the Pacific tropical forests.

The Junín Lake is located in the central highlands and can be reached by car from Lima. It is one of the places to observe Andean aquatic birds, among them the endemic Junin Grebe as well as numerous species of the high Andean plateau around the lake.

The Titicaca Lake is one of the most interesting places to watch Andean aquatic and land birds, with more than 80 species. The Short-winged Titicaca Grebe, an endemic species, and the widest variety of ducks are outstanding.

The Pacaya – Samiria National Reserve in Loreto is a paradise for Amazon aquatic and forest birds. Here it is possible to watch more than 450 species, besides other fauna as dolphins, otters, primates and many others. It can be reached from the city of Iquitos.

Madre de Dios has numerous and spectacular places for bird watching from the Manu National Park to the Tambopata River. It is one of the regions in the world with the highest diversity of birds: In one square km it is possible to observe nearly 500 species. This is the ideal place to watch Macaws and the Harpy Eagle.

Inca terns

Recommended Routes

ROUTE 1: CHICLAYO – CHAPARRÍ (CHONGOYAPE) – OLMOS – PIURA – TUMBES.

This route offers the possibility to watch dry forest birds in the Private Area of Chaparrí (70 km away from Chiclayo, with 187 species, being 47 of them endemic); the breeding place of the endemic White-winged Guan in Olmos; birds from the tropical sea in the mangrove swamps in Tumbes; and birds from the dry forests and tropical forests in the Tumbes Reserved Zone. Estimated time: At least one week.

ROUTE 2: CHICLAYO – CHAPARRÍ – OLMOS – MARAÑÓN VALLEY – POMACOCHAS – RIOJA – MOYOBAMBA – TARAPOTO – YURIMAGUAS.

One can get there driving on asphalt roads. This route is ideal to watch the birds from the coastal deserts and the dry forests, even those from the Marañón valley (with endemic species), the Amazon cloud forests and the Yurimaguas low jungle. From here it is possible to navigate the Marañón and the Amazon rivers until reaching Iquitos. This route offers numerous endemic species from all ecological levels, among them the marvelous spatuletail. Estimated time: At least two weeks.

ROUTE 3: LIMA – HUARAZ – CHAVÍN DE HUANTAR – HUARI AND HUASCARÁN NATIONAL PARK.

This route offers birdwatchers the Konococha Lagoon, the Polylepis forests of the Huascarán National Park, the birds related to the Puya Raimondi and the regions of the Andean mountain range. In Chavín and Huari it is possible to watch birds from the interandean valleys as well as from the Marañón dry forest. Estimated time: At least one week.

ROUTE 4: LIMA – OROYA – JUNÍN – HUÁNUCO – CARPISH – TINGO MARÍA – PUCALLPA.

This route is spectacular to observe birds from the coastal desert, the Andean slopes, the Junín Lake, the high Andean plateau, the dry valley in Huánuco, the high altitude forests in Carpish, the cloud forest in Tingo María (including the oilbird) and even the low jungle in Pucallpa. Estimated time: At least one week.

ROUTE 5: LIMA – OROYA – CHANCHAMAYO – OXAPAMPA – POZUZO – PALCAZÚ.

This is a route with a great variety of birds, where it is worthwhile the visit to the Vitoc Valley (Chanchamayo). Along the route from Oxapampa to Pozuzo you have to drive through the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park, that has 435 registered species (among them the Peruvian cock-of-the-rock). From Pozuzo it is possible to go to the Palcazú Valley and Puerto Mairo, in order to watch birds from the cloud forest and the low jungle. Estimated time: At least ten days.

ROUTE 6: LIMA – PARACAS – NASCA – PUNTA SAN FERNANDO – MARCONA – PAMPA GALERAS – ABANCAY – CUSCO.

This route is ideal to watch marine birds (Paracas) from the desert valleys (Nasca), the sea (Marcona and Punta San Fernando with condors), the high Andean plateau (Pampa Galeras), the interandean forests (Abancay, Ampay with endemic species) and the dry valleys of Apurímac. Estimated time: At least one week.

ROUTE 7: LIMA – JULIACA – PUNO – CUSCO – PUERTO MALDONADO.

In this route one can observe birds from the Titicaca Lake, the high Andean plateaus and the Madre de Dios jungle. It is worthwhile to go from Puerto Maldonado to one of the many lodges in the forest along the Tambopata River. One can also watch the giant otter of the Amazon (Sandoval and Tres Chimbadas lakes) and other species such as primates. It is possible to visit the palm savannas along the left margin in the Heath River in the Bahuaja – Sonene National Park. Estimated time: At least one week.

ROUTE 8: LIMA – CUSCO – PAUCARTAMBO – PILCOPATA – SHINTUYA – MANU NATIONAL PARK.

This is an ideal route to watch the birds of the interandean valleys and the cloud forest on the eastern slope of the Andes, between Akanaku and Pilcopata. This is the best place to observe the Peruvian cock-of-the-rock and other birds.

In the lower region 500 bird species from the tropical Amazon forests can be seen. From Cusco one can go to Machu Picchu and watch unique birds in the Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, close to the archeological site, besides more than 300 orchid species. Estimated time: At least two weeks.

There are around 50 million birdwatchers in the world. If only 1% on them would visit Peru, tourism would considerably increase. Let us work together and promote Peru internationally as THE COUNTRY FOR BIRDWATCHING.

* ANTONIO BRACK EGG,

UNDP Advisor specialized in environmental issues.

He had published several books and articles about natural resources, biodiversity and other themes related to environment. He has also been Advisor of many international institutions such as FAO, COTESU, USAID, DSE, GTZ, and IADB, and an UNDP Director for projects in Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

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