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    Howler Monkey
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    Carara national park

    Apr 6–9, 2024 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    This place was packed full of nature! First thing in the morning we woke to a troop of about 40 howler monkeys moving through the trees above our cabin. The alpha male howling his dominance. The whole group eating fruit and dropping the stones on our roof - bang, bang, howl, bang. Quite the alarm clock.

    Then last thing at night we find a scorpion in the shower. We just put a cup over it, had our shower and asked staff to move it in the morning.

    Costa Rica - Pura Vida!

    In between was lots of wildlife and bird watching with a wonderful guide called Santiago. I (Michael) am able to get around ok providing not too much gradient. More info about the wildlife sightings in the blog.

    After three weeks in Costa Rica, a country smaller than Scotland, I have seen more bird species here than I have ever seen in the whole of the UK in my 49+ years. Remarkable.    Read more