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Today the reserve is home to 23 breeding pairs of red-fronted macaws, about 13 percent of the species’ total reproductive population, as well as 200 other bird species including Andean condors and peregrine falcons.
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Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This is also the habitat of the Andean condor, often seen gliding on thermal currents just above the canyon rim.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
On several occasions Andean condors—one of the largest birds in the world, with a wingspan reaching up to 10.5 feet—circled on thermals above us.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Less cute are the Andean condors that live on the cliffs near the Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope, which is also located on Cerro Pachón.
—Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2025
Read More | Hidden cliffside nest of the world’s largest flying bird discovered in Peru Andes
Researchers in the Andes Mountains of Peru discovered a hidden nest of the Andean condor, the world’s largest flying bird, on a cliff in the Junin region.
—Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Their subjects are mostly plants and animals—a hummingbird, an Andean condor, a spider—but geometric shapes and humanoid figures are also represented.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
The Bronx Zoo ornithologists pioneered the technique over 40 years ago, using a similar mechanism to hand-feed Andean condor chicks in 1981.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 May 2025
Instead of visiting the iconic landmark, travelers may prefer the Colca Canyon in Peru, a region known for its stunning natural beauty and the rare sight of Andean condors in flight.
—Caroline Tell, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
This is also the habitat of the Andean condor, often seen gliding on thermal currents just above the canyon rim.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
On several occasions Andean condors—one of the largest birds in the world, with a wingspan reaching up to 10.5 feet—circled on thermals above us.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Less cute are the Andean condors that live on the cliffs near the Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope, which is also located on Cerro Pachón.
—Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2025
Read More | Hidden cliffside nest of the world’s largest flying bird discovered in Peru Andes
Researchers in the Andes Mountains of Peru discovered a hidden nest of the Andean condor, the world’s largest flying bird, on a cliff in the Junin region.
—Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Their subjects are mostly plants and animals—a hummingbird, an Andean condor, a spider—but geometric shapes and humanoid figures are also represented.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
The Bronx Zoo ornithologists pioneered the technique over 40 years ago, using a similar mechanism to hand-feed Andean condor chicks in 1981.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 May 2025
Instead of visiting the iconic landmark, travelers may prefer the Colca Canyon in Peru, a region known for its stunning natural beauty and the rare sight of Andean condors in flight.
—Caroline Tell, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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