One of the highlights of the day occurred almost immediately as we got our of the car in Santa Rosa as a troupe of white-faced capuchin monkeys jumped through the trees over our heads.
Pura vida!
Friday, June 10, 2011
We made it!
After two uneventful flights, we arrived in the hot, soupy air of the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. You know it's hot when even our guide (Jeff Klemens) and some of the locals are complaining about the heat. Leaving the airport, the kids immediately starting asking about every bird, plant, and bug that they saw. While we didn't see much in terms of diversity while on the road to the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste (ACG), the life practically exploded before them once we entered the national park.
After having read part of The Green Phoenix before our two summer school sessions, the students were familiar with the ant-acacia coevolutionary relationship, but in the ACG, they were actually able to observe the relationship first-hand.
One of the highlights of the day occurred almost immediately as we got our of the car in Santa Rosa as a troupe of white-faced capuchin monkeys jumped through the trees over our heads.
Our walk in the woods culminated in a hike up to an overlook where we could see the three volcanoes of the park: Orosi, Cacao, and Rincon de la Vieja. There was so much more, but we have 8 days to fill you in on all of that.
Pura vida!
One of the highlights of the day occurred almost immediately as we got our of the car in Santa Rosa as a troupe of white-faced capuchin monkeys jumped through the trees over our heads.
Pura vida!
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Good Morning Campers / Researchers!
I hope the day is filled with new discoveries and experiences for all of you. Remember to thank your guides and chaperones occasionally so that you are one of the ones they bring back...
Thanks Jason for sharing all your pictures, - they're absolutely eye opening!
Glad to see you are having a great time exploring the wonders of Costa Rica. Thanks for sharing all of your photos with us. Take advantage of your time their and explore all the wonders you can. If you have time captions on each of the photos would be helpful and a good way to chronicle the trip. Don't forget to force the flash on most of your photos to improve the exposures under the forest canopy.
I am jealous for sure - what a fantastic adventure. Enjoy every minute! Thank you for the photos!
What an exciting start,enjoy every minute of it. Please be exploratory but with caution. Looking forward to more amazing pictures.
Love the photos! Hope you are all having the best time...it certainly looks that way! :)
bayle.
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