Ecotourism

We have traveled all over this country and seen so many of the different ecotourist sites. Up to this point I could not tell you my favorite but there are a few I will discuss.

We have visited beachs such as Manuel Antonio. This is not as much of an ecotourist spot as it is just a general tourist spot. Unfortunately a majority of the time it was raining but we had a few hours where it was sunny. Not a bad view from my hotel room.

There were also some very cool views around the area as well.

Chase was very friendly with the environment and everything in it

Another place we went was the Osa Peninsula. This was a very long trip. We traveled almost 10 hours by bus and boat. It was a very nice tent camp where we stayed.

We hiked through the rainforest and saw different plants and animals Jaguar Footprint, unfortunatley we didn't actually see one.

A very common Whip Tail lizard within Costa Rica

The White Faced Eagle

A tree that has been uprooted because of the strong winds in this area.

Leaf Cutter Ants are the coolest thing I think I saw

We also learn how to open coconuts and we saw mackaws.

On the way back to camp we saw this otter that had been eaten by a crocodile. We were not aware that we would have to cross the water that the crocodile was actually in as well. I risked it and decided to stop and take pictures, just call me Steve Irwin.

During all of our ecotourism we saw many different environments and organisms that live within. The Osa Peninsula gave a very real picture of how much diversity is within the rainforest.