Who Can Resist a Baby Sloth?
When I began planning my trip to the southern Caribbean, I knew that I wanted to visit Cahuita's Sloth Rescue Center, known locally as Aviarios del Caribe. Founded in 1992, the facility began with just one animal's story: Buttercup, a three-toed sloth that was in desperate need of tender loving care. When neighborhood girls introduced Judy and Luis Arroyo to the abandoned baby, they wanted to help. A call to San Jose's zoo yielded no results, so the Arroyos improvised, feeding and taking care of the young sloth as best they could. Today, 19-year-old Buttercup is the sloth's unofficial mascot, welcoming visitors from her favorite wicker swing.
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