Travels to South Pacific
Our tour left at 7:00 a.m. in a covered boat aimed at San Pedrillo, the closer of the two Corcovado ranger stations most easily accessed from Drake Bay. A small wooden building partially enclosing a number of camping tents, and a few picnic tables sat on a patch of grass just off the beach.
Tony, our guide, supplied fresh beach towels and chilled waters for us to take on the first leg of the hike. He informed our party that Corcovado is thought to contain 2.5% of the earth’s animal species – much like the Amazon …
Location: Corcovado National Park, Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, South Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Hiking, National Parks & Reserves, Waterfalls »
We docked at the Aguila de Osa Inn’s private landing in a canopied boat, where a number of employees were expecting us. Also awaiting our arrival was a large crocodile sunbathing on a piece of driftwood near the dock, with its jaws wide open as if waiting for a meal to fall out of the sky and into its mouth.
To the right sat a much smaller, less intimidating croc that looked equally hungry. Perhaps more astonishing was the group of local children that were swimming in the estuary just feet away, jumping off of a …
Location: Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, South Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Hiking »
Today was going to be a cloudy day, and Aldea del Rio Tours was scheduled to take us on a boat trip to Cano Island. Despite the lack of sunlight, I had high hopes that visibility under the sea would be sufficient.
This 806 acre island is considered one of the best diving locations in the country, second only to Cocos Island to the northeast. Stone spheres and Indian graves discovered throughout Cano Island suggest that it was previously used as an ancient burial ground. Biodiversity on the island is extremely limited: a few types of …
Location: Cano Island, Osa Peninsula, South Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Boating, Scuba Diving and Snorkeling »
