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In Search of Sloths: A Costa Rican Adventure Through the Bogarin Trail
A Wildlife Lover’s Dream
Today was our first encounter with a sloth in Costa Rica! It was the thing that I was most excited about of all. You can’t go to Costa Rica and not see sloths, I told myself.
We had heard from other people that a guaranteed way to see a sloth was to join a “sloth walk”. This is what it says on the tin, a guided walk whereby a local guide will find and point out sloths for you.
You might think that they don’t need pointing out, but they are trickier to spot than you think! Especially the ones that are very high up in the trees. If we had walked the same path by ourselves, I think I would have missed them entirely.
I’m not sure how our guide spotted half the animals he did, but it felt like he had a real superpower! It was also beneficial to have access to a telescope, so we were able to get a closer look at things.
We chose the Bogarin Trail, which is on reclaimed land in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. In just 20 years, they transformed former farmland into a natural habitat for local wildlife. It’s a truly wonderful project, and the progress they’ve made is astonishing. Our guide has been with the project…
