La Fortuna

Off to La Fortuna - a long day's travel

La Pura Vida part 2

Cahuita National Park

Todays walk in the National Park... sadly we passed a black monkey who fell out the tree (such things can happen !). She was not feeling well and was taken care of. Some other monkeys wanted attention and were throwing almonds on me :-) Very beautiful walk in the park on the beach...

Pura vida!

8.15 p.m. 25C. A good book. Hammock. Black as coffee all around. The sound of monkeys chatting and the waves of the ocean. Some kind of open air church sermon in the very far distance. Pura vida!

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Tree of life - Animal rescue center

this plant is used for the natural coloring of food. No special taste, but gives a safronlike color.

These monkeys were taken as pets as they were very young. Chain around their neck as "entertainment" in a bar. Until they got older and so frustrated that they start to bite people. Then noone wants them and they end up here. Or the police take them away from the owners and place them in this center. Where they step by step learn the complicated social life of monkeys, with the aim to teach them to live a wild life back in the jungle. The problem is that they trust the sound of people and cars and are afraid of the jungle...

Sloth. Rasa's new favourite. Moves extremely slowly. 😉

Racoon.

Buddha's belly bamboo....

That palm leaf is so soft like teddy bear :-)

Cacao plant.