Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Narrower reaches of the mangrove swamp

Although the estuary is wide near the ocean, it extends with narrow fingers into the mangrove swamp.  The tour boats travel to the upper reaches of the estuary to let people see the mangrove thickets up close.

They also stop so people can take a hike on some of the trails that lace through this natural habitat.

25% of the area of Costa Rica is set aside in national parks and wildlife refuges, the highest percentage of any country on earth.  That is a primary reason, along wit the biodiversity, that ecotourism is the number one industry in the country.

We are showing photos of Bangkok, Thailand on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site this week.  We loved it, and we hope you will enjoy our photos.
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8 comments:

  1. KateJuly 11, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    Costa Rica is appealing in so many ways and the environmental concerns are wise and should be a model for many others.

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  2. brattcatJuly 11, 2012 at 5:27 AM

    i second Kate's comment.

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  3. SharonJuly 11, 2012 at 7:12 AM

    The water is looking a lot more murky at this stage.

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  4. JudyJuly 11, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Are there a lot of mosquitoes in areas like this?

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  5. Memphis MOJOJuly 11, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    The more I learn about Costa Rica, the cooler it is.

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  6. Bob CroweJuly 11, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    This part is also where you find lots of alligators. I was happy to keep them at telephoto distance.

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  7. JackJuly 11, 2012 at 7:46 PM

    We took some tours of Florida mangroves this past winter. Your shot today look much like the ones further north. Costa Rica is to be congratulated for setting aside so much land for public use.

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  8. UnknownJuly 15, 2012 at 6:35 AM

    I love mangroves! It's an amazing habitat.

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