Monday, July 23, 2012

Leaving the Tamarindo Estuary

We are now heading back out of the Tamarindo Estuary.  As wild and jungle-like as are the scenes of the mangrove swamps that I have shown during the past week or so, you can see from this photo how close we are to "civilization."  Those are some of the houses of Tamarindo on the ridge overlooking the estuary.

In fact, the estuary is very close to the little Tamarindo airport, which has commuter flights from San Jose.  The land around the airport is owned by the Diria Resort Group and they have plans to develop a golf course and homes in the area.   They will leave the estuary in its natural state, as its ecology is protected.

This week we have more photos of Julie's raft trip through the Grand Canyon on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
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6 comments:

  1. brattcatJuly 23, 2012 at 5:32 AM

    thank you for taking us into the mangroves, dave. i really appreciated the series.

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  2. SharonJuly 23, 2012 at 6:07 AM

    That was an interesting trip into the mangroves.

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  3. miltonJuly 23, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    uma bela viagem, por um lugar interessante

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  4. glendaJuly 23, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    Costa Rica has the right idea in protecting the estuary and other resources of their community.

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  5. Valladolid Daily PhotoJuly 23, 2012 at 11:35 AM

    Following your blog is almost a journey in itself.

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  6. JackJuly 23, 2012 at 7:18 PM

    Just saw your comment. Visit again tomorrow for some men at the yoga event. My daughter is a yoga fanatic and my wife does it, too, but so far I have eluded any attempts to have me try it.

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