Villa Marshes - Sunday 25 November.
Currently you can see thousands of gulls on the beach Franklin Marvilla. Also there are several people dead. This is normal considering that they have taken a long trip from north america and many should come to Lima with their past efforts. Fortunately, in Villa Wetlands can rest and find food because Marshes Village is a protected area!
NOT!
In no way .... because apart from people, dogs and horses that frequent the beach (and some vezes motor vehicles) and regularly scare the birds that rest, so do the guides employed by Prohvilla (which runs the Villa Wetlands). Seem to have no discretion.
That costs them to make a detour of about 50 meters down to the shore to prevent the whole flock taking flight and wasting energy when you really should be resting? To inlcuso are taking a dog belonging to Prohvilla. (You can enlarge the photo making him "click!")
we walked .... there are only about 3000 birds between us and the parking lot.
Where are the birds? I do not see them!
are flying?
there are still many ...
the end of the day, if not scared us ....
... others would ....
There are only 50 ...
... and now only about 25 ...
.. at last, was the last ...! The guides on the left and in between are happy ... frightened all the birds .... hooray!
Villa Marshes is managed very bad. Admission charges faces the only people who know how to behave responsibly - the birdwatchers. They do not even require accompaniment. The best areas for birds such as Tower 4 or 3M or area off Avenida de Huaylas are dangerous. There have been several assaults with weapons. Many of my tourists no longer want to visit Villa Marshes. The only place that is safe and that is still very good for birds is the beach in Marvilla, for control of vehicles to enter the Brisas. And no entrance fee is required because the beach is public access.
People who like photography and have cameras with long lenses want to charge more expensive when they are in a way that can promote the site.
In my opinion the entrance to the park should be free. If you want a guide service charge for that. Companies could register and thus the management sponsor. But whether the operation should be financed by the same municipality. I do not understand as window can handle security for visitors and at the same time without payment.
There are some crazy people who think the birdwatchers want to pay up to $ 50 per person to visit Villa Marshes (see this link ). If you think rates are rising, that most birdwatchers would choose only visit the beach or visit window or Puerto Viejo where we should not pay a dime and still feel quite safe.
suggest you prepare a workshop on Wetlands of Villa inviting all actors have an interest in the preservation of wetlands and / or are being affected in some way by the presence of the reserve as conlindantes neighbors, businesses, golf, club, alquilacaballos, Pacific University, visiting tourist companies, INRENA, Serpa, municipalities and Lima Chorillos, rangers, NGO: s conservation, universities with biologists who have studied in Villa, etc.
Villa Wetlands need to be recovered as a conservation area in which goes hand in hand with recreation and information. Incaspiza
The forum can be a platform where you can discuss necessary measures.
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