Fins

The easiest way to tell the two species apart is their fins. Bottlenose dolphins have curved, harrow dorsal fins. Tucuxi fins are shorter and shaped more like an equilateral triangle. Note how big the swells were. We often lost sight of land.

Costa Rica - the Caribbean coast

January 1st 2015
Costa Rica is a wonderfully beautiful country that deserves it’s progressive and environmentally-minded reputation. This was a short trip and we were only in the Puerto Viejo area, on the Caribbean coast south of Limón, but we saw and did so much, I have plenty to write about! The three-toed sloths, the bottlenose and tucuxí dolphins, the beautiful beaches, the two-toed sloths, the frogs, the ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Limón » Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

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

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