Today, we took an inland excursion to the wonderful highlands of the Guanacaste Mountain Range. We made our way to Coco Beach (Playas del Coco), where we boarded local buses to head towards the Rincon de la Vieja National Park. We arrived at our headquarters, the Guachipelin Hacienda, where we later enjoyed a great lunch. We split up for morning and afternoon activities, which included ziplining, a long forest walk, a walk to the waterfall, a visit to the hot springs, and exploring the hotel grounds. Whatever activity we chose, it was sure to make us happy and fulfill our hopes for an amazing day.
11/22/2024
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National Geographic Quest
Curu
Today was a sunny, muddy, wildlife extravaganza. Along our forest walks in Curu we saw greater white-lined bats (Saccopteryx bilineata), Central American agoutis (Dasyprocta punctata), white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus), howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata), white-nosed coatis (Nasua narica), bare-throated tiger herons (Tigrisoma mexicanum), and common black hawks (Buteogallus anthracinus). Curu is a multi-use sustainability development project that prioritizes forest protection, sustainable agriculture, and wildlife conservation. It has been involved in projects featuring scarlet macaws (Ara macao), a gorgeous parrot native to humid evergreen forests of the Americas. We spent the afternoon at Isla Tortuga where guests enjoyed coconuts and then watched charismatic collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu) feed on the leftovers. It was difficult to leave the beach, but we had the world premiere of our guest slideshow to enjoy, prepared by our magnificent Photo Instructor, José Calvo.