Can you spy the red-backed squirrel monkey (el mono tití)?

We were fortunate to see this family troupe come through the trees near our hotel as they are rarely seen inside the park.

This was the best portrait I could get.

We saw this Chestnut-mandibled toucan on our way to the park. The guides got very excited as they don’t usually come so close to people. In Spanish they are called Dios-te-de (God gives you) because this is what their call sounds like.

This bird is very adept at shelling the palm fruit, flinging away the husk and eating the seed!

Helmeted Iguana in the National Park.

I don’t know the name of this fun creature, but I love the faux cartoony white eyes.

Our second sloth and our first in the National Park! This is a three-toed sloth. Its face is a little different than the two-toed sloth in that is has a black mask through the eyes. Three-toed sloths are mainly active at night but can be seen feeding during the day. They cannot support their weight on the ground, but they can swim. They come down to the ground once a week to poop in a hole they dig with their tails. They have green tinged fur caused by algae that live in the hollow tube structure of the fur. Sloth moths(!) live in the fur and keep algae growth in check by eating it. (I can’t get over saying sloth moths….just the best!)

Soooooo itchy!

Big spiny-tailed iguana.

Howler monkey.

Manuel Antonio Beach.

Sunset dinner at Ronny’s place to finish off the day!