The macaw clay lick, the biggest “colpa”, is a big 50-meter tall cliff of reddish clay that extends about 500 meters along the Tambopata River. Right here, at daybreak, a superb array of color descends upon the lick. One after the other, the birds begin flocking to the clay. Because the morning progresses, they arrive in colourful waves to eat thumb-sized lumps of the clay. The spectacle of colours in the course of the feast is dazzling – Blue and Gold Macaws, Mealy Parrots, Scarlet Macaws, Dusky-headed Conures, Blue-headed Pionus are just some of the kinds of birds streaming in …