Part II: Quetzal Sightings and Cloud Forest Waterfalls

For the last 24 hours, I had been bargaining with Mother Nature: just let me see one quetzal -- just one -- and I'll do anything. Anything! Since it was the last week in June, the very tail end of quetzal season on the Cerro de la Muerte, there was a good chance that we wouldn't spot the magnificent bird. In fact, the aguacatillo (little avocado) trees at Quetzal's Paradise were already stripped bare, the birds long since gone to greener (and fruitier) pastures.

Last updated: Oct 22, 2023