14th to 19th March 2018 - Costa Rica
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| Cahuita National Park |
After our sojourn in Panama we returned to Puerto Viejo in Costa
Rica. Having been to the coffee plantation and the animal rescue
centre it was time to hike some of the nature the area provided. Our
first trip was by public bus out to the Cahuita National Park. You
pay by donation to get access to an 8km long trek along the beach on
one side and dense forest on the other. The wildlife was plentiful
and we came across several sleeping sloths, a bunch of white faced
Capuchin monkeys, and a sleepy Coatimundi resting on a branch with
legs hanging on either side and looking up occasionally. Later on
while eating lunch we came across a very cheeky Coatimundi that would
not give up trying to sneak up and beg for our food. Obviously fed by
too many tourists. We had brought a gluten free carrot cake and
Elizabeth had to move away from him to finish her half.
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| A lovely hike |
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| Full of amazing creatures |
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| A cheeki Coatimundi |
The next day was supposed to be spent at the Bribri waterfalls, but
the bus driver forgot to let us off at the correct stop and ended up
at the town of Bribri. We tried to walk back to find the waterfalls
but were unsuccessful. It was hot and eventually we gave up and
caught a bus back. We never found them.
The next day we walked from our hotel back into town to catch the bus
back to San Jose for a few days before catching a plane to Cuba. On
the walk we saw an uncharacteristically active sloth, presumably down
from the tree on its once a week toilet trip. His efforts attracted
quite a crowd as seeing a moving Sloth is very rare.
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| Some more photos from Cahuita National Park and back in Puerto Viejo |
We had a free day in San Jose and started it with a 3 hour walking
tour, getting to know the town a little deeper. We then spent the
rest of the day exploring on our own, soaking in the culture,
enjoying the architecture and finished the day in the early evening
at the Festival of Arts & Music in Parque Nacional. Such lucky
timing and a lovely day filled with sights, smells, sounds and music
to finish our time in the fabulous Costa Rica.
Pictures around town in San Jose
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| The Festival |
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