Corcovado National Park

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

COSTA RICA | Thursday, 4 July 2013 | Views [1025] | View Larger Image

The lifeblood of the rainforest. A thunderstorm approaches the Corcovado National Park, bringing with it rains that allow the amazing biodiversity to flourish here.

A pair of Scarlet Macaws seen screeching over the waves in the Corcovado National Park. Virtually wiped out from the rest of Central America the Scarlet Macaws, which mate for life, are so common in and around Corcovado they could almost be called a nuisance. They epitomise the beauty of the National Park; a bird so rare in other locations can be so abundant and obvious in Corcovado. No wonder the park was named

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A spider monkey snatches a wild banana while hanging upside down. All four species of Central American monkeys can be seen in Corcovado, which include the Howler Monkey, White-faced Capuchin and the rare Squirrel Monkey (or mono titi)

This sighting brings back great memories of my time in Corcovado. As I was taking this photograph, a group of around 30 mother and juvenile coati-mundis were foraging around my feet. Unfazed by my presence they continued their foraging while I continued to snap photographs.

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Corcovado National Park

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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