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Where We Are

See where we are along our journey....

Red Marker Bagaces
This is where we met up before heading to Palo Verde.
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Magenta Marker Isla de Pajaros, 'Bird Island'
From our Tempisque River boat tour, 7 March

Isla de Los Pajaros- 'Bird Island'- in the Tempisque River-full of nesting wood storks, egrets and others.

Isla de Pajaros
A unique island in the Tempisque River that draws birds of all kinds to nest and congregate.
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Red Marker OTS Palo Verde Research Station
Research Station Palo Verde of the Organization for Tropical Studies

We are staying here for three nights- doing wetland and forest walks, wildlife boat tours, and taking field plots of different management regimes. Switch to satellite view to get a better idea of the ecosystems here!

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Red Marker Cabins next to Arenal Volcano
Some rustic cabins right under the volcano
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Red Marker La Selva Station- Iguana cabin
Here's our bunkhouse where we stayed for 4 nights
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Green Marker walk into the forest
some MEMs took a longer walk into the rain forest on one of the many trails throughout the research station
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Blue Marker Bridge across the Sarapiqui river
We walked across this bridge every day from our cabins to access the forest and other OTS facilities
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Maps of the area:

Where we are: an interactive Google map
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La Selva Biological Station

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