jueves, 3 de enero de 2013
sábado, 13 de diciembre de 2008
Manuel Antonio National Park is one of the most visited in Costa Rica because of the beautiful combination of the tropical forest with the beaches. The two primary beaches are Playa Espadilla Sur and the best beach of Costa Rica, Playa Manuel Antonio.
Manuel Antonio National Park is an excellent place to see wildlife like monkeys, sloths, iguanas, birds, frogs, lizards, snakes and insects, etc.
Playa Espadilla Sur is a beautiful beach and is great for walking and swimming at low tide.
Playa Manuel Antonio is one of the most popular beaches in Costa Rica. It is beautiful, safe, and an excellent place to swim or just relax.
A view of Playa Manuel Antonio.
The end of Playa Manuel Antonio - good for snorkeling at low tide.
Cebus capucinus or Mono CaraBlanca is the principal wildlife attraction at the park.
The three toed sloth is the slowest animal on the planet.
The tow toed sloth can also be found here, but they are seen less because they are nocturnal.
Red eye tree frog.
The gentle hiking trails through the park take you past many different species of trees, like this chicken foot tree.
(Ctenosaura siminis)This a baby spiny tailed black iguana. Green iguanas are also found in this paradise.
(Basiliscus Basiliscus)Jesus Christ Lizard, which has the ability to run on top of the water.
(Heliconius ismenius)There are many different species of butterflies in the park.
Reserva Los Campesinos is about a one hour drive from QueposThis off road trip takes you to part of the rain forest most tourists never see. It is a true Costa Rica paradise experience as you travel through quaint tico villages.
If you want to live the real experience to be in the rain forest, this is the place.
It has spectacular flora, fauna, and breathtaking waterfalls with wonderful natural swimming pools.
In the first section of the reserve there are easy trails to get to the natural pools, where you can swim. Also there is a spectacular suspension bridge¨(127 mts long) 45 meters high.
Second section: If you are an experienced hiker,the reserve has great trails with excellent views.
To get to the top of the mountain you have to cross a ravine with the help of a small cable car (andaribel).In this area you can find frogs, snakes, insects, birds and monkeys.
Wonderful natural swimming pool in the dry season
In the winter
Excellent place for meditation
Spectacular suspension bridge
Bambu orchid grows in this area
Great walk to get to the highest waterfall in the reserve
This tour is located about 15 minutes from Manuel Antonio.
Mangroves are the natural vegetation of muddy, lowlying coasts throughout the tropics. In Costa Rica, there are five species of mangrove, and they form extensive forests on both the Caribbean and Pacific shores. None of the five species is closely related to each other, but they have all evolved to survive in seawater and saline silt with various adptations.
Known to botanists as halophytes, these trees have mechanisms for getting rid of excess salt and elaborate roots that anchor them in the shifting mud.
Costa Rican mangrove swamps abound with life like the mangrove tree crab, land crabs, snakes, monkeys, and birds.
Mangroves are the natural vegetation of muddy, lowlying coasts throughout the tropics. In Costa Rica, there are five species of mangrove, and they form extensive forests on both the Caribbean and Pacific shores. None of the five species is closely related to each other, but they have all evolved to survive in seawater and saline silt with various adptations.
Known to botanists as halophytes, these trees have mechanisms for getting rid of excess salt and elaborate roots that anchor them in the shifting mud.
Costa Rican mangrove swamps abound with life like the mangrove tree crab, land crabs, snakes, monkeys, and birds.
MANGROVE BOAT TOUR
There are great opportunities to see wild life in the mangrove forest.
Enjoy comfortable seating in a well designed boat for this kind of tour.Paddle the smooth protected inland of Damas island, while enjoying incredible views of a mangrove forest and the estuary ecosystem.
Rainbow boas live on the branches of the mangrove forest close to the water in the rainy season.
HAKING TOUR BY CERROS AND RIOS PARAISOIt is an exelent place for a great hike and find frogs birds.etc Great swimming in the natural pool.
It is located 22 kilometers from Quepos-Manuel Antonio area.
Rainmaker Mountain is one of the last remnants of primary rainforest in the Central Pacific.
The Rainmaker Conservation Project is aprivately owned Rainforest Reserve that spans over 1530 acres of 90% virgin rainforest.It is a biodiversity bank for 70% of all the flora and fauna species found in Costa Rica.
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