Natural Reserve

Tinamú Birding Nature Reserve / Foundation

The conservation of the nature reserve begins more than 40 years ago thanks to the love for nature of the Londoño Jaramillo family, who allowed the coffee and banana plantations to become a semi-natural forest, supporting their reforestation with the planting of trees natives of the region, which allowed to attract and concentrate a high density of fauna to this oasis surrounded by mountains with fully agricultural crops.

Tinamú Birding is located in Caldas at 18Km. from Manizales (30´) San Peregrino, submerged in the Coffee Cultural Landscape and in a tropical rain forest of 11 Ha. between 1,200 and 1,300 meters above sea level. with a warm climate of 25 ° C, home to more than 260 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, butterflies and a wide variety of plants and trees, a place that since 2014 offers a high-level service in birdwatching resting in comfortable rooms with a beautiful decoration alluding to birds, enjoying the aroma of the coffee, typical Colombian gastronomy and the homey attention of our local community staff, to start observing and photographing birds in lush gardens, bird feeders and walking private paths of 3Km. to appreciate unique forest species and further enrich the great travel experience of nature and bird lovers.

Birdlife biodiversity generated high interest in the ornithological community, which is why it was included in the Plan Alto circle in 2005 to carry out the annual census of Christmas birds led by the Caldense Ornithological Society, also participating in the Global Big Day convened by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and different activities are carried out to conserve and nature.

• Reforestation of the humid forest with native trees of the region.
• Planting of gardens, adaptation of feedlots and feeders as a complement to feeding birds; creation of artificial nests for birds and mammals.
• Protection of the reserve against hunters, fishermen and tree fellers.
• Investigation of birdlife by conducting permanent bird censuses, species identification, recording of videos, audios and taking day and night photographs.
• Identification of mammals, reptiles, butterflies and insects.
• Free visits for boys and girls of school and college of the San Peregrino village with emphasis on the care of water, nature and birds.
• Visits to blind and disabled groups with a focus on environmental awareness and care.
• Conferences and talks alluding to birds by international and national experts to the community of bird watchers.
• Invitation of international experts through ProColombia and other institutions as advisers for the preservation of the environment.