Activities: Hiking
I woke up at 5:00 a.m. to prepare for today’s journey to Cabo Matapalo, located at the southernmost tip of the Osa Peninsula. The group consisted of me, two members of the Marine Corps, and our guide, Manuel. From Puerto Jimenez, the trip normally takes about an hour by car, but because we often pulled over to look at colorful birds and local plant life, it took us about two and a half.
The first stop was at a beautiful man-made lake, where Manuel pointed out two species of tiger heron and a plant with unusually …
Location: Cabo Matapalo, Osa Peninsula, Puerto Jimenez, South Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Hiking, Pacific Beaches, Surfing »
Today’s voyage to Corcovado’s Sirena ranger station yielded so many opportunities to see rare and exquisite animals that it even trumped yesterday’s excursion.
I saw more species during the first twenty minutes at this remote location than I did in all of the previous day; although locals have assured me that this may be attributed to plain luck.
After an hour-long boat ride from Drake Bay, our group of eight arrived at Corcovado’s Sirena headquarters. The ranger station was a half-mile walk from the beach, and within minutes we had seen a furry three-toed sloth high up …
Location: Corcovado National Park, Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, South Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Hiking »
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 »
