Fifteen minutes west on the road to Pedro Ruíz, the San Lucas de Pomacochas interpretation center maintains feeders on a 31-acre private reserve that attracts this and many other hummingbirds; the views over the valley and the plunging road from here are also spectacular. The center’s administrator, Santos Montenegro, may also show you the Spatuletail at the breeding ground on his poverty, on the west edge of town and fifteen minutes hike up into the scrub forest; his family does not formally charge for this excursion, but a donation would only be appropriate. Inquire at the center, about a S5 per person mototaxi ride away.
