Vacations-Away

Los Chiles, Rio Frio                                     

and the Nacional De Vida Silvestre Cano Negro Park

                   Tirza    Jungle River Trip     Iguanas     Howler Monkeys

Tirza, our wonderful guide  

Jungle River Trip - Rio Frio

We signed up for a jungle river venture, and the next day left Fortuna  in a van for Los Chiles, a few km from the Nicaraguan border.   The ride was 2.5 hours each way and took us to the north through rich agricultural areas growing papaya, bananas, taro root bananas, taro root, ginger, melon, guava, and past vast orange orchards.   Top

Iguanas munched on trees next to a bridge on the way.  

Upon reaching Los Chiles, we climbed aboard a river boat  and sailed south on Rio Frio (Cold River) to the park.   Diego & Erin enjoying the ride.

As a result of the hurricane-induced floods in Nicaragua, the river was flooded well beyond the banks and into agricultural fields isolating many animals in small jungle islands.  The flow of the river into Lake Nicaragua was constrained.  We discovered many species of exotic birds along the way.   Top

Howler Monkeys    played in the trees along the river banks.   

At the end of the trip, we hugged Tirza and said farewell.  Top

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