The hike

At breakfast this morning at the El Encanto, we were able to see s sloth crawling on the power lines right outside the hotel!! It was a perfect start to the morning! 

Today we went on a hike through the jungle at cahuita national park, it was amazing.  We got to walk with the jungle on our right and the ocean on our left.  We encountered 3 golden eyelash vipers, one sloth, several crabs, hermit crabs, lizards, and a few birds.     

We estimated the hike to be about 6 miles, some of us earned walking wounds and wet feet. I was lucky enough to have Rebecca give me a piggy back ride over the water. At one point in our hike we were joined by a park guide, who had amazing eyes and was about to point out the camouflaged animals. 

After our amazing hike, we went to the city of limon, where Fernando gave us some history of Costa Rica and Christopher Columbus's first landing.  One of the most interesting thing about limon was the difference from San Jose, in comparison it has a lot more crime, due to the port of limon bringing in drugs.  Also, it has a lower education rate and higher poverty rate.  When I asked Fernando about the government, he said it was corrupt in limon, currently they are having a problem with the their governor and missing money.