Waterfall hike- The Monkeys were on the Monkey Trail

Coming back from the waterfall, walking down the Monkey trail we heard a big noise and the tree branches breaking. We stopped completely and stood quiet paying attention to the forest to realize that it was the jungle mafia, yes the White Face Capuchin Monkeys giving us a warning: “HEY YOU GUYS! This is our territory”.

 Mike and Lisa were captivated by the scout of the group and the troop behavior. These are the smartest monkeys in the Tropical Rainforest, they are opportunists (they eat everything) and they can live up to 45 years. Capuchin Monkeys travel in packs from 6 to 8 males and as Mark and Lisa witness it, they fight to protect their territory.  

Guide: Freiman

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Ocelot

It was around 8:30pm and we were walking near a Castaño tree where you find the fallen tree fruits on the ground making this a meeting place for many mammals (preys and predators) as the White Collar Peccary that feeds from the fruit seeds. We stopped and quietly started looking around and what a unusual surprise I got, right there it was: the Ocelot! So I whispered to Kelly and Kate to let them know about it and we started following it from a very close distance and he didn’t even pay attention to us like if he did not care at all. Then the Ocelot suddenly stopped and turned back, we were just one meter away from him and then it got lost in the vegetation. It was a magical moment and an exciting Night Walk for all of us.

Guide: Freiman