1 DAY BIRDING SANCTUARY OF MEJIA - A01BD-PA

this is situated on the coast of arequipa; 146 km. from the city of arequipa (3 hours by car) it was declared the national sanctuary on the 24th february 1984,in the mouth of the tambo river; it re-dresses enormousinterest tobe one of the stations(favorite places) for the most important migratory birds on the whole of the peruvian coast.

TOUR SYLE:	Biking (Daily)
START:	8.30am
FINISH:	3.00pm
DURATION:	Half Day
COUNRIES VISITED:	Peru
GROP SIZE:	Minimun 2 People
AGE RANGE:	14 - More
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Tour Highlights

In the mejía lagoon national sanctuary, it is possible to find 141 species of birds, of which 84 are residents of the peruvian coast and 57, migratory, or they are found in this zone only at certain times of the year, with the purpose to escape the raw winter of other latitudes. of the migratory species, 17 come to mejia from other parts of peru, 4 of the species come from other countries of south america and 34 species come from north america.

Day 1

We leave Arequipa at 8:30 am and about two hours later we start walking at an elevation of 5000 m. After about two hours we reach Base Camp, at about 5300m, set up camp, and walk up to the pass above (another 120 metres higher) to get accustomed to the altitude. Temperatures here range from +5 to -15 degrees Celsius.

Day 2

We start the climb to the summit at around 2:30 am, after a warming cup of coca tea. We climb up to the first pass, cross the north face of Angel (usually snow-covered), from where the city of Arequipa can be seen. We then ascend the south face of Fatima, cross another short stretch of snow, and make the final climb to the summit of Chachani. The ascent takes 5-6 hours, and the ascent back to base camp 2-3 hours.

We leave the equipment at base camp, and only take a day pack on the ascent. At base camp we pack up camp and descend to where the transportation is waiting for us. We arrive back in Arequipa between 2:00 and 3:00 pm.

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