February 7, 2008 - Thursday - We go to Carara National Park today, which is a day-long bus trip. First stop is to see some 33 big crocodiles under a bridge over the Rio Grande de Taracoles. After we arrived at the start of our little hike, there was some rain from the tree canopy falling on us. Along the trail we saw some Leaf-cutting ants, a pair of Scarlet Macaws in a tree (a thrilling sight), and a Slaty-tailed Trogan. We had a very nice buffet lunch at the nearby Hotel Villa Lapas, which is located in a scenic tropical gully along a river. We  stop for a swim at the beach at Caldera, just south of Puntarenas. Diego and Walter served us watermelon and bottled cold water - again, a nice touch.  We return to the Lodge via Miramar.
 

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