Villa Lapas is in the Pacific Lowland rainforest near Jaco Beach
Cabinas at Villa Lapas
Villa Lapas grounds
Villa Lapas bar and restaurant is a replica of a Nicaraguan village
The bar with wedding chapel nearby, of course.
View from Rio Tarcoles bridge
Residents below the bridge
Morning walk in nearby Carara Nature Preserve
Banana flower opening
Bananas ripening
Heliconia
Plate fungus
This hibiscus never opens (like a Costa Rican's wallet, we're told)
Mary and Gloria on the trail
Smiles before the Skyway “Death March”.
Top of Skyway - view of mouth of Rio Tarcoles
Same location - looking back at the crocodile bridge
One of five Sky bridges - and a couple miles of trail
Sally on the Skybridge
View among the tree tops
Escalera de Mono (Monkey ladder vine)
The view down
Getting late and we are far from trail's end
Next morning - a birding tour at mouth of Rio Tarcoles
Actually, Inge enjoyed it, too.
Entering the mangroves
Mangroves as they spread
The crabs appear as the tide moves out
Roseate spoonbill, wood storks and olivaceous cormorants
Our last birding expedition ends
Back to San Jose / Hotel Sangildar for an early AM departure
