Rain Forest at Tortuguero


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We flew to Tortuguero, named after the "Turtle Men" who used to harvest the green turtles that come out of the ocean to breed. Rain delayed the puddle jumper 2 hours, so our tour was a bit rushed.
 

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Approaching Tortuguero by air, the rainforest was living up to its name.

 

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Fresh water canals at Tortuguero, with the Caribbean Coast visible a few hundred meters away at the top of the picture.

 

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Bones at the Exhibit Hall, jaguar, shark, and turtle.

 

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Where turtles come to nest, in season.

 

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Jim is holding the National flower of Costa Rica, from a small tree. It had an amazing bundle of red stamens, about 15 cm long, inside those long yellow sepals.

 

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One of a troop of White-faced Capuchins.

 

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Mike spotted this basilisk.

 

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Basilisk.

 

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An outsized jungle relative of our Jack-in-the-Pulpit.

 

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Howler monkeys.

 

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After the boat ride, we had a drink where the road ended at the canal.

 

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A monkey... squirrel?



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