We left the Amazon for the Andes and Papallacta Pass. Guango Lodge is a really handy place to stay here as it makes a good base to explore the pass and the cloudforests near to Guango too. The feeders at the lodge are simply loaded with birds including a couple of Sword-billed Hummers.The cloudforests near the lodge were pretty quiet this year but the pass was very productive with Rufous-bellied Seedsnipe, Stout-billed Cinclodes, Tawny Antpittas, Paramo Tapaculo and Giant Conebill. It's a good area for Andean Condor too and we saw a couple in as many days.
