Only thirty minutes from Bogota,
Chicaque Natural Park is a privately owned reserve that boasts 19 km (12 miles)
of trails that wind through vast and gorgeous cloud forest habitat. Crystalline
creeks and pristine habitats are impressive considering the reserve’s proximity
to one of the busiest cities in South America.
With more than 250 species of
birds, some of the endemic targets of the area are Black Inca and the beautiful
Turquoise Dacnis. Andean Guan are easy to spot along the trail and Tanagers
abound in the area, including Grass-green, Flame-faced, Metallic-green, Scarlet
and Beryl-spangled. Other species of interest include Andean Pygmy-owl, White-Winged
Becard, Ash-browed Spinetail and Moustached Puffbird.
