Fig-galorous

EARTHWATCH MINI-SERIES PART DOS (2)

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December 14th 2008
DOS: THE NATURE Last Sunday we went to Monteverde cloud forest and had Oscar the Great give us a guide with his amazing bird calls, monkey grunts, brilliant spottings of howler monkeys, cappucino monkeys, quetsals (rare bird), stick insects, hummingbird nests and the incredible fig tree which pollenates from the canopy of the trees, starting a slow caress down the trunk of the mother ship (anothe ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Santa Elena

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Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more