Tortuguero National Park - and Canal Cruises

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February 25th 2012

Published: February 27th 2012

This was an incredible day! Tortuguero Park is a naturalist's dream. Our "hotel" could only be reached by a 45-minute boat ride up the Tortuguero canal. We stayed at Pachira Lodge, where we had our own cabin on stilts in the rain forest. It is rustic, with no televisions, phones or air conditioning. The trees surrounding the cabins are filled with howler monkeys, who wake you up before sunrise... Read Full Entry

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Dawn and Steve

We were married in 2005. We share a love of early jazz and swing music from the 40's, nature, birds, good food, and each other. We travelled a lot earlier in our marriage, but the last few years have been hindered by Dawn's poor health. But, you only live once, right? We have decided to continue our travels, albeit taking shorter and less strenuous trips, and travelling at a much more relaxed pace. Steve is a photographer, and Dawn does the writing, and this way we thought we could share our travel adventures with our friends and families.... full info

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Feather Heliconia

On the canal

Tortuguero Beach

Black volcanic sand of Tortuguero Beach

In a few months the sea turtles will start coming here to lay their eggs in the sand. These turtles store chemicals from the beach they were born in their genetic memory that leads them back to the same beach 30 years later.

Us on Tortuguero Beach

Flycatcher

Juvenile Heron in his nest

Notice he doesn't have his tail feathers yet

Heron

Tiger Heron on the Dock

Tiger Heron on the top of a boat

Notice how different this bird looks when he stretches his neck out!

Mother Hummingbird feeding her Chicks

Baby hummingbirds in their nest

This next is so tiny we almost missed it. the whole nest is only about 2 inches in diameter.

Montezuma Oropendula Nests

These birds build nests that hang from the trees. Montezuma used their tail feathers for decoration because of the bright gold band at the end of the feather. Oro means gold in Spanish.

Our Cabin at Pachira Lodge

All the cabins are up on stilts and are connected by raised wooden walkways. This is to keep the bugs and snakes out of the cabins.

Field of Papaya Trees

Howler Monkey

Howler Monkeys at Play

The Howler is the largest of Costa Rica’s monkeys, and despite its ferocious growls, bark and roars, the least aggressive. With a standing height of about 20 inches and weighing up to 11 pounds, the spends most of its life high in the tree canopy. They begin their chorus before dawn, and can be heard up to three miles in dense rain forest.

Big Male Howler Monkey

Keel-billed Toucans

These are the fruit loops kind, although we saw other kinds as well. They were pretty far up in the trees, so the picture is blown up a lot. Still, it is pretty exciting so see these birds in the wild.

Leaf Cutter Ant

Cooling off in the pool

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