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| Brown Basilisk or Jesus Christ Lizard Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Brown Basilisk or Jesus Christ Lizard Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| American Crocodile Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| American Crocodile Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Green Iguana Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
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| Spiny-tailed Iguana or Black Ctenaura Iguana Tarcoles River, Costa Rica |
As always on this blog you can click a photo to see a larger version on black background.
Yeah, it is possible to sometimes see a monkey, sloth, coati, agouti, bat or other mammal, though no longer frequent on Tarcoles. People population growth reduces the animal population everywhere!
You can see all of the photos from this day trip at 2017-13-April Tarcoles Float Trip gallery
Or see my photo collection of OTHER WILDLIFE in Costa Rica or BIRDS separately
EASTER BUNNY?
And for Easter I have yet to see a rabbit here, though one website says there are 3 species of forest rabbits. The more common agouti twitches his nose like a rabbit, but he’s actually a rodent! 🙂
EASTER IS EITHER RELIGIOUS OR BEACH HOLIDAY FOR TICOS
Easter is purely a religious holiday here officially almost equal with Christmas in importance but purely for the focus on Jesus, not spoiling children with candy. (They spoil them other ways!) I’ll try to get some photos to share from the Easter Mass Processional tomorrow which is big deal everywhere. It used to be a “Dry Week” with no alcoholic beverages sold nation-wide, by law! Now it is up to local communities and is not enforced in the dry cantons.
Click this One tourist guide to being here for Easter (Semana Santa or Holy Week) with a list of other major holidays included. It is important to know before visiting here because many Ticos travel for many holidays, especially this week, and especially to the beaches, meaning the highways are literally bumper to bumper. It took us twice as long as usual to get to Tarcoles Thursday because of this. I would never go to a beach during Semana Santa (Holy Week). Think Spring Break!