In late November, our security guards responded to a “cry” that was heard near one of the villas. When they arrived, they discovered an orphaned baby sloth! It was tiny and still had the umbilical cord attached. Sloths usually eat, sleep, and even give birth, hanging from tree limbs. Infant sloths normally cling [...]
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Why do you come to Costa Rica? 30% come for Bird Watching!
Beyond just visiting the pristine beaches, hiking through rainforests, and engaging in adventure activities, more and more tourists are coming to Costa Rica with a passion to observe the diverse wild life, more exclusively: the birds. Bird watching has become one of the top activities listed among those who visit Costa Rica. In fact, [...]
Posted by Emily on May 23, 2012
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=508
Día del Boyero
The second Sunday in March marks the annual celebration of Día del Boyero (Oxcart Driver’s Day). The festival takes place in San Antonio de Escazú; a suburb of San Jose. There is a colorful parade of oxcarts, and blessings of animals and crops by local priests. A Boyero is a person who guides a [...]
Posted by Emily on March 12, 2012
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=469
Hatched to Fly Free: Bringing back the Great Green Macaw to the Costa Rica Rainforest
With so much abundant and diverse wildlife in Costa Rica, one of the world’s most popular ecotourism destinations, it’s hard to imagine that there could be something missing. Until recently, however, there was: The Great Green Macaw. This spectacular Central American Parrot, identified as a species “most in need of protection,” is internationally endangered primarily [...]
Posted by Shay on February 15, 2012
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=443
Why don’t anteaters get sick?
A: They’re full of anty-bodies! Thank you. Thank you very much. I’m here all week, folks! Here in the Manuel Antonio area, we have 2 types of anteaters that you might be lucky enough to see on one of your excursions (or possibly even here in Tulemar). Both are pretty elusive. This first one is [...]
Posted by del mar on August 19, 2011
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=307
Amazing Golden silk-orb weaver
This silk from this spider (and other related species) is stronger than steel or Kevlar but has the flexibility to stretch up to 40% of its normal length without breaking. Among other things, scientists are conducting experiments using the silk as a bio-scaffolding for tissue generation in laboratories that may one day help millions. These [...]
Posted by del mar on July 18, 2011
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=276
In Manuel Antonio, the living is EASY at Tulemar Vacation Homes
Iguana Pauline is a recently hatched resident of Tulemar. We first met her when she began to visit our the settee in our garden and take advantage of the afternoon sun. The more she hung around, the more accustomed to us she got. One day we noticed she was having a bit of trouble reaching [...]
Posted by del mar on July 8, 2011
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=268
“I meant to do that!”
In front of our offices here in Tulemar we recently had our version of a red carpet celebrity sighting. This adolescent three-toed sloth decided to come down to the ground and he single handedly drained the camera batteries of dozens of visiting guests. Sloths are most vulnerable to predators when they’re on the ground, so [...]
Posted by del mar on March 13, 2011
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=200
5 New Bird Species Added to List
An astounding fact that continually draws people to Costa Rica is the often-quoted statistic that we are home to 5% of the world’s biodiversity. The importance of biodiversity in Costa Rica is the principle reason 25% of Costa Rica’s land mass is retained in protected areas and national parks. Now the Asociación Ornitológica Costarricense (Costa [...]
Posted by del mar on December 5, 2010
http://blog.4tulemar.com/?p=114
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