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Tarantula search
The tour guide knows a tarantula is sleeping inside this hole, and is tapping his finger on the...
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Next hanging bridge
This is taken from one of the hanging bridiges, already along the top of the canopy. We're hiking to...
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Fernando
Fernando was our guide for one entire day. He loves his job and is an expert in Costa wildlife.
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Heading home
Entering the Torgueguero canals
The is a network of canals off the main river. They were dregged many years ago as a means to remove hardwood timber that was harvested.
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Drugstore (soda) stop
Fernando needed to pick up something at the localdrugstore, so he tied up and hoped across three boats to get to the store.
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Taxi stand
The nearest road is about 30-40 miles by water from Tortuguero, in this village of Cano Blanco; Limon is a larger port a little further down river.
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Safe crossing
Most tourists, including us, and most of the locals paid the fee to be ferried across the water.
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Howler monkey
We heard many howlers, but this is the only photo I got of one. He was a long ways off and behind...
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Tortuguero
I think tortuguero is Spanish for "turtle." Lots of turtles around.
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Helm station
We've been in a lot of boats, but this was the first where the captain carried a machete.
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Cayman and turtle
These guys were both sunning themselves on the same log. The turtle must have been nervous about taking a nap.
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Tortuga Lodge
The lodge was quite nice, but had no glass in the windows - only this rather dense mesh which worked very well.
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Cayman
These guys were quite common in the canals. the bigger crocs seemed to stay in the main river.
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Spider monkey
We found these guys all over the country. Quite acrobatic.
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