Best time to travel to Machu Picchu and Cusco

Macaw Clay Lick in Machu Picchu and Cusco 2025-2026

A colorful army comes to eat the minerals

Best time: August–March

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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    Birdwatching

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    Ireland, April–early August
    Atlantic Puffin
    Norway, late May–early August
    Greater Flamingos
    Cyprus, November–March
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    Machu Picchu and Cusco, August–March
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    Mexico, April–July | November–February
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    Montenegro, April–early June
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    Gannet Colony
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