© 2006 George Wang

Day 12 - La Fortuna

A Costa Rican racoon

View from the main street, Av. Central, in La Fortuna


Arenal's 2 cones. The one on the right is the active cone which keeps growing as more lava pours out

Just outside of town is a crocodile farm Valle Cocodrilo. A family run crocodile/caiman farm. When I visited I was the only visitor, the entrance was through a broken down gate and I had to walk, alone, through an unmarked grassy path surrounded by ponds and streams of dark water with no fencing. Needless to say I kept my eyes trained on the nearest tree.

I think this guy was about 3m long and several hundred kg

Some Caimans

This guy was the monster on the farm, 4.5 metres and possibly 400kg or more