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Laguna Nimez Reserve, El Calafate – The Best 90-Minute Birding Experience in Patagonia

Argentina, Birds, Field Guides

I’m not sure what the second most visited spot is in El Calafate, Argentina, after the UNESCO world heritage-listed Los Glaciares...
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45 Minutes at the Butterfly Farm in Mindo, Ecuador

Ecuador, Field Guides

If you guessed that the Owl butterfly got its name because its massive eyespots resemble an owl’s eyes, you’d be right....
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Chimp Tracking in Uganda’s Kalinzu Forest

Field Guides, Hikes, Uganda

The rain didn’t start until just after we took our first steps into the Kalinzu Forest. As if on...
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Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park – Traveler’s Notebook and Image Gallery

Field Guides, Uganda

It’s remarkable how quickly humans can adapt to their surroundings when they have to. Or want to. When I lived in Bogota a couple of...
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Report: Shark Fin Demand Down in China; Fin Harvesting in Ecuador Revisited

Ecuador, Field Guides

When I was in Ecuador last year, I posted a brief summary of how a loophole in Ecuadoran law allowed fishermen to legally sell sharks that...
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