Again we drove through a lot of twisty roads, with more frequent slides. Some were being repaired. Some not. The birds make it all worthwhile.

We spent the evening at Hotel Izhcayluma in Vilacabamba. A beautiful physical facility wrecked by surly staff, pet dogs running loose in the dining room and an incredibly rude manager. This is what I reported to Tropical Birding, are tour coordinator:

If you have an alternate lodging in the vicinity of Vilcabamba, I urge you to use a different facility than Hotel Izhcayluma. The physical plant is perfectly fine, but the service, and in particular the hostess, Cecilia, were rude and surly. We cannot recommend Izhcayluma unless you are deperate or enjoy dogfights in the dining room.

As I told Tropical Birding, it didn't wreck the trip or anything. It was just a very unpleasant note ending a lovely day.

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Rainbow Starfrontlet with Tongue	Rainbow Starfrontlet	Repairing Landslides
Chilling on the Bus	Cloud Forest	Speckled Hummingbird
Drab Seedeater	Black-capped Tyrannulet	Purple-throated Sunangel