This conservation area is one of the two most important tropical research institutions in the world. We stayed here for 3 nights, went on 3 guided walks and felt privileged to contribute our tourist dollars to the enterprise. Because it covers such a large area and so many diverse habitats, the species list for everything from birds to bats to fish is extensive.
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| Collared peccaries were often seen |
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| Agouti below our balcony | | | | |
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| Male howler monkeys have very loud voices. |
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| 3-toed sloth waking up |
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| Another 3-toed sloth peeing | | |
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By chance, we had the same guide for each walk, Geiner. He was great - enthusiastic and happy to search for all creatures.
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| Two ocelots were seen from this bridge while we stayed here. |
Everyone crossing the bridge into the jungle had to wear boots because of venomous snakes. They gave me rubber boots since my boots had been stolen in Quito.
We saw 2 snakes, each less than 1 m and so deadly that the guide used my camera for the first one.
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| Hog-nosed viper |
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| Eyelash viper |
Other reptiles seen were iguanas, turtles, skinks and anoles.
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| Green Iguanas sat on top of trees near the river. |
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| Rarely seen Helmeted Iguana |
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| Brown wood turtle |
Of course, there were many other animals.
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| Crested guan |
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| Blue-gray tanager |
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| Passerini`s tanager |
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| Female curassow |
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| Bullfrog |
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| Bullant, feared by all |
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| Poison dart frog aka Blue Jeans, seen everywhere |
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| Mating millipedes |
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| wasps |
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| Golden orb weaver |
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| Invading ants drove these bats out of a post. |
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| White tent-making bats under their leaf shelter |
