Coordinator of the Sipacate chapter at the Foundation for EcoDevelopment and Conservation FUNDAECO and Researcher at the Eastern Regional Centre from the National Public University (Centro regional de Zacapa de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, CUNZAC)
Biologist; thirteen years of experience in management and monitoring birds; researcher for several local NGO´s and governmental institutions like San Carlos University, the National Secretary of Science and Technology Development; Consultant for many natural private reserves and development of environmental impact assessment including hydroelectric and wind energy projects; since 2018 working on marine-coastal issues specifically with shorebirds; associate researcher in projects such as Telemetry Study with Quetzal, birdlife inventories in Dry Forest, pollinators in melon crops and National Quetzal Conservation Strategy; experience un in hydroelectric, wind farms and oil palm biodiversity monitoring projects.
Schedule
Below is the initial Schedule for the 2024 Shorebird Festival to help with your travel plans. We are recommending festival travelers fly in on May 2nd and leave on May 6th. If festival goers would like to stay an extra couple of days to view peak migration time we suggest an itinerary of May 2nd-8th to enjoy the full scope of the migration. Keep an eye out for the official schedule with detailed events to be posted as we get closer to the festival.