Estuary Tour

By Nolan Calhoun

Today we had the chance to tour a local estuary in Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas.  The experience was honestly amazing.  Our tour guide, Enrique, was a local that took us out in a boat in groups of 10 and 11 people.  He was bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish, so interacting was easy.  After we started, we noticed several species.  This time of the year, the estuaries are more salty because it is the dry season of the Guanacaste Province and the rains don’t flush the salt water out.  Enrique pointed out several crocodiles, herons, mangrove trees, and howler monkeys.  Enrique served pineapple on the boat and it was delicious.  Hopefully these great adventures continue!