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Costa Rica 2006: Esquinas & Bosque Del Cabo Lodges |
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Hello
again. In 2006 Patty & I returned to Costa Rica - my 4th
visit and her 2nd to this beautiful country. We stayed at Esquinas
Lodge, located in Piedras Blancas National Park
near Golfito in the southwest part of the country, and at Bosque Del Cabo
lodge, an amazing place located at
the tip of the Osa Peninsula.
Esquinas was the location of my first Costa Rica visit with the Greentracks organization, and is still a beautiful place to be immersed in the rainforest experience. True to the rainy season it rained a lot. Although the rain "dampened" our wildlife viewing opportunities, we still saw an amazing array of wildlife, including numerous birds (esp. hummingbirds), frogs, bats, and of course snakes and lizards. I was particularly pleased to find during a night hike a stunning calico snake, and fortunately saw this deadly fer-de-lance moments before stepping on it. It graciously let me move it aside so we could continue on our way! I also managed to catch this large adult basilisk; not an easy feat (at least during the day - at night they're quite easy to catch)! After four days we departed Esquinas, and then took an hour-long ferry ride across the bay to Puerto Jimenez, followed by another hour-long trip along bumpy dirt roads to reach Bosque Del Cabo.
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It
was there we'd spend he next few nights among a plethora of amazing
rainforest animals. Scarlet macaws
were abundant, four species of monkeys graced the trees above us, and
coatis, peccaries, and numerous species of frog, lizard, and snake
kept us company on the ground. We walked along deserted sandy
beaches and hiked many trails - making sure to make it back to the
lodge in time for delicious meals. We were even lucky enough to
witness an uncommon "explosive breeding" event among some parachute
tree frogs - hundreds of frogs in one spot laying thousands of
eggs - a truly incredible spectacle. And throughout the whole
time there were spectacular ocean views, comfortable cabinas, friendly
staff and well-tended grounds.
As always it was tough to leave, but at least we discovered some more places to visit again on our next trip! You can always access all of my pictures and trip diaries through my home page: Pinnipal Productions. Thanks for visiting! Shawn smallan[@]comcast.net
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