Caletas & Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula
Indeed we have visited one of Costa Rica’s most pristine and remote protected areas. Both locations on the Osa Peninsula are only accessible through the ocean or a very, very long walk.
Corcovado is one of the largest National Parks of Costa Rica, and it is the last large tract of rainforest left on the whole Pacific coast of Central America. Corcovado is geographically isolated due to the ocean and the highest mountains of Costa Rica to the East, and by the climate that these mountains generate. Isolation is of course key to the high endemism, the high number of species that are unique to Corcovado.
We started the day by visiting Caletas, part of the buffer zone of Corcovado. Highlights for this morning were the spectacular Scarlet Macaws and White Hawks. We navigated near Caño Island in the hope of spotting some marine life. We continued to San Pedrillo station to see the waterfalls and giant trees of Corcovado National Park.
Overall an outstanding day, but I think I’m speaking for most of our friends on board the Sea Voyager when I say that my heart is definitely with the Scarlet Macaws. Macaws certainly are exceptional birds in many ways including their long life spans, and the lifelong partnerships that they form with each other. In an environment where most things are small, plain colored, secretive and well camouflaged, these noisy large and colorful birds really stand out.
It seems to me that these outstanding birds were meant to break rules, and that they have made their lifelong purpose of not going through life without being noticed!
Indeed we have visited one of Costa Rica’s most pristine and remote protected areas. Both locations on the Osa Peninsula are only accessible through the ocean or a very, very long walk.
Corcovado is one of the largest National Parks of Costa Rica, and it is the last large tract of rainforest left on the whole Pacific coast of Central America. Corcovado is geographically isolated due to the ocean and the highest mountains of Costa Rica to the East, and by the climate that these mountains generate. Isolation is of course key to the high endemism, the high number of species that are unique to Corcovado.
We started the day by visiting Caletas, part of the buffer zone of Corcovado. Highlights for this morning were the spectacular Scarlet Macaws and White Hawks. We navigated near Caño Island in the hope of spotting some marine life. We continued to San Pedrillo station to see the waterfalls and giant trees of Corcovado National Park.
Overall an outstanding day, but I think I’m speaking for most of our friends on board the Sea Voyager when I say that my heart is definitely with the Scarlet Macaws. Macaws certainly are exceptional birds in many ways including their long life spans, and the lifelong partnerships that they form with each other. In an environment where most things are small, plain colored, secretive and well camouflaged, these noisy large and colorful birds really stand out.
It seems to me that these outstanding birds were meant to break rules, and that they have made their lifelong purpose of not going through life without being noticed!
