Day 7: Guanacaste & Croc River Tour

We head to Guanacaste today. Guanacaste is the driest part of Costa Rica. The trees are smaller and there is more grassland and cattle. It is the wet season now so everything is green, but from November until May there is little rain. Long ago this area was part of Nicaragua, but after a small battle between 30 American soldiers (fighting for Nicaragua I guess?) and 500 CR farmers it became part of Costa Rica. Nicaragua has a similar relationship with Costa Rica that the USA has with Mexico. There are refugees from Nicaragua that come to Costa Rica for the public healthcare. To receive public health care you have to work or be a student (or be married to a worker). Vaccines are mandatory here, especially to go to school.

Next we got on a boat to see wildlife including white-faced monkeys, howler monkeys, baby crocodiles, female crocodiles, bats, lizards, herons. The male crocs are larger, but not around right now since breeding season is over. The females keep the males away to protect the babies.Read more