Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cuero y Salado

Basilisk

13 May 2009 187
A different sort to the ones we saw in Costa Rica (brown instead of green). However, still with that distinctive head.

Boat-Billed Heron

13 May 2009 184
A gorgeous heron watches us warily as we glide by in a canoe.

Heading Across The Mirror Trail

13 May 2009 199
We canoed up a section of river known as the mirror trail. With good reason.

It's A Manatee!

13 May 2009 173
Really, it is! The photo is not great, but it reminds us. We actually saw it quite well, munching away at the surface vegetation. When it saw us, it left with a big splash. Oh, btw, a manatee is sort-of a sea-cow, well sort-of. A mammal, weighing up to 600kg, looking like a very rotund seal.

Cousins

13 May 2009 215
Two boys from the Garífuna village near the park.

Trencito

13 May 2009 202
The little train that accesses the wildlife reserve, working its way through banana and coconut plantations. The track has been in use for 90 odd years, and still operates largely for its original purpose of transporting produce.