Overhead, orange-billed toucans fly past, while troops of capuchin monkeys chatter nosily in the dense canopy.

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On the 80-hectare property, 126 species of bird have been recorded, from mountain toucans to the richly coloured hooded mountain tanager.

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Within the next hour, tiny pewees and hefty puffbirds, insect-eating tyrants and egg-snatching toucans had paraded in front of my cabin, each newcomer more brightly feathered than the last.

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From there, an easy 10-minute hike to the falls takes you through Kaiteur National Park, where you are unlikely to see other groups of tourists but you can catch a glimpse toucans, macaws and golden tree frogs.

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