It was a dark and rainy October morning amidst the very rainy season in the city of Medellín. Regardless of the wet weather we took our way very early in the morning. We headed to the village of Santa Elena. This corregimiento of the northeaster of the city is the Read more…
It was 6 o’clock in the morning of a cold and gloomy October day, and the city was barely waking up. That was the agreed time to meet in the linear Park La Presidenta. We were about 15 passionate birdwatchers loaded with our equipment and guides illustrated by hand, excited Read more…
A castle in Medellín? Yes, and can you bird watch there, too Although it sounds strange that a city like Medellin, located between the rugged mountains of the central Andes mountain range, has a castle, it is easy to explain. The castle is a construction of medieval Gothic style inspired Read more…
Just a few steps away from the El Tesoro shopping center and nestled in a residential area of the Poblado is the UVA “Illusion Green”. The UVAs (Units of Articulated Life) are spaces for cultural, recreational, educational and social activities. These twenty green lungs were conceived to integrate a space Read more…
We were spending a day off in a playful activity with the staff of a local company in the Tutucán park in the city of Rionegro about 50 kilometers from beautiful Medellin. This park is located at an altitude of 2080 meters above the sea level. As good “birders”, we Read more…
Ornithological wealth in the balcony of your house. Colombia is the second most biodiverse country on the planet and it is number one in bird diversity (including the largest number of species of hummingbirds), amphibians (frogs, toads and salamanders), orchids and palms; the number two in plants and fish; and Read more…