Missed the sunrise again this morning, I guess I am going to need to set an alarm for 5:30am tomorrow. We arrived at about 9:30 in Puntarenas, Costa Rica! They are calling for sunny skies and temperature of about 93 degrees. Lots of warnings to use sunscreen and drink plenty of water. Before I talk about our excursion, a little information about this country.
They say that Costa Rica is the Central American country with unlimited tourism potential. It is a democratic and peaceful country without an Army since 1949. Both the health care and educational systems are said to be excellent. The country only has 0.03% of the land mass, but 5% of the world’s biodiversity. 25.58% of the country is protected land and they are powered by almost 100% renewable energy. Costa Rica is the place where the Mesoamerican and South American native cultures meet with the southern most part of the Nahuati influence at the Nicola peninsula. The central and southern portions had Chibcha influence from South America. The capital city is San Jose which is in the central part of the country and much cooler than along the coast. Therefore most of the population lives in or near the capital. The tiny community of Puntarenas was discovered in 1519 by Ponce de Leon. The country saying is “Pura Vida”- pure life.
A one hour bus ride took us to the sanctuary where we saw and photographed Scarlet Macaw, Great Green Macaw, a sleeping Jaguar, Spider Monkeys, White-faced Monkeys, Squirrel Monkeys, Baird’s Tapir, Blue-headed Parrot, a Eyro Cat, and some different trees and flower. I hope you enjoy these pictures.
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