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Macaw Clay Lick in Machu Picchu and Cusco 2024-2025

A colorful army comes to eat the minerals

Best time: August–March

Blue-and-yellow Macaws, Scarlet Macaws and Parrots at the clay lick
Wild Macaws on a Clay Lick

The period from August till March is the time when hundreds and hundreds of different kinds of parrots, including colorful cute Macaws, gather on a clay bank to eat the mineral that helps their digestion. It is a truly spectacular scene, that any traveler regardless the age or origin will enjoy!

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