We spent about 5 days visiting two other Pro Aves lodges in Colombia - El Dorado and Cerulea. At El Dorado we were met by a lovely English couple - Roger and Annie who are looking after the lodge until late spring next year. We spent a couple of days exploring the walking trails around the reserve, spotting tarantulas, frogs, owls and other important birds along the way. From one side of the lodge you see the snow capped mountains of the Sierra Nevada, from the other you see the Caribbean coast line. The second lodge we visited was 2 flights and a long jeep ride away in Satander near a town called Bucamaranga (well 4/5 hours away) but was equally spectacular and again, we spent some time exploring the forest and trails around the reserve.
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