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Linda Hoernke
Linda Hoernke
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Rainmaker Conservation Project

  • December 19, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Linda Hoernke from St. George, Utah
Rainmaker Conservation Project

The project is one of the last remaining areas of primary forest in the Central Pacific. Rainmaker is located within the Quepoa Biological Corridor which not only protects the rare Harlequin Toad but hosts over 60% of all flora and fauna found in Costa Rica. We hired a guide to take us on a three hour hike past waterfalls and across a series of suspension bridges which rose above the rainforest floor and into the tree tops. The guide pointed out many plants, some of which were poisonous to the touch. Bats had built a shelter from the palms of a tree and were hanging upside down in their new home. Moss glowed with a greenish iridescence and birds flittered about. The guide plucked a small lizard from a tree and explained they don’t make any noise but communicate visually. He turned the little fellow over where we could view a white looking vein. When he pulled on the vein, a beautiful fan of colors expanded. He picked up a large centipede looking creature and gently squeezed him. A liquid seeped from his body which had the smell of almonds… cyanide is their defense against intrusions. Many dangers in the rainforest but the sun shining through the thick foliage gave the jungle a beauty of its own. Before we left the reserve, they served us a typical Costa Rican lunch of rice, beans, chicken and potatoes.
We drove to the project but during peak season, reservations should be made through Quepos at (506) 777-3565 or through San Jose at (506) 519-6780

From journal Costa Rican Road Trip

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