Osa Peninsula & Corcovado National Park
An early bird watching walk at Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica was the perfect introduction to a region that leads by example. At the Osa Peninsula, both private land owners and the national park system have joined efforts to protect one of the most ecologically active areas of the world. We spent the morning in Caletas, either horseback riding or participating in a variety of walks focusing on several subjects, including plants, birds, and of course, natural history. Caletas is a privately owned protected area within the buffer zone of Corcovado National Park and is teeming with wildlife. Among those to be encountered here are scarlet macaws and white throated capuchin monkeys.
After lunch, the Sea Voyager ventured to Corcovado National Park and we disembarked for an unforgettable afternoon in one of Central America’s most renowned parks. The 42,469 hectare park offers prolific trails for the observation of nature. It does not matter if one took the trail to the waterfall or one of the other two trails along the coast, each route was equally rewarding with sights that ranged from a troop of coatis moving through the understory looking for food, to the acrobatic Central American spider monkeys moving across the canopy with the help of their prehensile tails as if they were safety belts. Trogons, tanagers, wrens, and macaws were also part of this “feast for the eyes and soul” for any person with concern for the conservation of the natural resources of our planet.
Without the joint efforts of the private sector and the Costa Rican National Park Service, this unique experience could not have been possible, reflecting the importance of uniting efforts to preserve what we still have left. We must strategize development with preservation so future generations will be able to enjoy and appreciate the world we know. This is our responsibility as the one species that can majorly impact the ecology of our planet.
An early bird watching walk at Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica was the perfect introduction to a region that leads by example. At the Osa Peninsula, both private land owners and the national park system have joined efforts to protect one of the most ecologically active areas of the world. We spent the morning in Caletas, either horseback riding or participating in a variety of walks focusing on several subjects, including plants, birds, and of course, natural history. Caletas is a privately owned protected area within the buffer zone of Corcovado National Park and is teeming with wildlife. Among those to be encountered here are scarlet macaws and white throated capuchin monkeys.
After lunch, the Sea Voyager ventured to Corcovado National Park and we disembarked for an unforgettable afternoon in one of Central America’s most renowned parks. The 42,469 hectare park offers prolific trails for the observation of nature. It does not matter if one took the trail to the waterfall or one of the other two trails along the coast, each route was equally rewarding with sights that ranged from a troop of coatis moving through the understory looking for food, to the acrobatic Central American spider monkeys moving across the canopy with the help of their prehensile tails as if they were safety belts. Trogons, tanagers, wrens, and macaws were also part of this “feast for the eyes and soul” for any person with concern for the conservation of the natural resources of our planet.
Without the joint efforts of the private sector and the Costa Rican National Park Service, this unique experience could not have been possible, reflecting the importance of uniting efforts to preserve what we still have left. We must strategize development with preservation so future generations will be able to enjoy and appreciate the world we know. This is our responsibility as the one species that can majorly impact the ecology of our planet.
