Where the Wild Things Are...Manuel Antonio

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Flag of Costa Rica  , Province of Puntarenas,
Saturday, January 10, 2009

Since I didn't have a plan, I tagged along with Stephanie to Quepos, a place a local had told her was crawling with wildlife. Quepos itself was nothing special, although we did stumble across a really good casado (typical meal of meat, rice, beans, plantains, veggies, salad) as well as a pretty park overlooking cliffs on the ocean.

The Manuel Antonio National Park is the main draw to this area because of the beautiful white sand beaches, and because of the exhibitionist wildlife, including sloths, monkeys, toucans, and more. We weren't 100 yards into the park when our guide spotted a two-toed sloth (supposedly the aggressive kind, three-toed sloths are cuddly teddy bears) hanging in a tree. The photos say it all. It was absolutely beautiful, but also steaming hot. Luckily, we could take a dip in the ocean whenever the heat got too bad!

I tried to talk Stephanie into coming with me to another beach south of Quepos, but she had other designs I later found out. She nonchalantly menioned this peak she had heard of, Chirripo, where you could see both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts from the top . . .
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wooshnikins
wooshnikins on Feb 8, 2009 at 02:37PM

lol
i like how you wrote, 'nonchalantly.'

steph

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