Field notes from Colombia.
Trip reports, target-species notes and company updates — written by the people who run our tours in the field.
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Trip Report: Sierra Nevada & Guajira — Nine Days Across Two Worlds
From El Dorado's wet montane forest to the Guajira desert in nine days. All four Santa Marta endemics, the full Vermilion Cardinal cast, and 380+ species recorded — with a four-photographer group that pushed the itinerary the right way.
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Trip Report: Cauca Valley — A Compact Run Through the Western Andes
Four days from Cali up to Anchicayá and the Cauca Valley's mid-elevation forests. Multicolored Tanager, Chocó endemics, and a quiet Black-and-gold Tanager moment that none of us are forgetting soon.
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Trip Report: Llanos del Orinoco — Photography Notes from La Aurora
Five days at Reserva La Aurora in Casanare. Capybara, Giant Anteater, Orinoco Crocodile, and the open-sky raptor light that the Llanos does better than anywhere else in the country.
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Trip Report: Bird Photography Tour — Light, Setups and Restraint
Ten days designed around the camera, not the checklist. Andean Cock-of-the-rock leks, hummingbird multi-flash setups, and a Sword-billed Hummingbird sequence that justified the whole itinerary.
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Field Notes: When to Come Birding in Colombia
Colombia is a year-round birding destination, but the right season depends on the region you're targeting. A practical guide to dry vs wet windows across Sierra Nevada, the Coffee Triangle, the Cauca Valley and the Llanos.
Company News
Ocampo Expeditions S.A.S. — A Step Forward in Corporate Excellence and Legal Assurance
We are now officially Ocampo Expeditions S.A.S. — a milestone built on a year of legal work alongside Agudelo–Manrique Abogados, and a renewed commitment to running our operation with both professionalism and human quality.
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Trip Report: Coffee Region — Six Days in the Cordillera Central
Six days from Río Blanco to the high páramos of Los Nevados. Buffy Helmetcrest, Crescent-faced Antpitta and Ocellated Tapaculo led the highlight reel for two returning guests.
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