Friday, July 13, 2012

Today we was our last morning in Finca la Anita. It was sad to leave the rainforest, but not the humidity. We had an early breakfast and then the bus picked us up. We headed off to the zip line. The guides were very funny and could do tricks on their zip line. We all had fun and some people even went upside down. Then headed back on the bus to go to Liberia. There we stop at a supermarket to get snacks. Many people stared, but it was ok because they had really yummy snacks. Then we headed back on the bus and went to a conservation area called Horizontes. On the way, the people who weren't asleep, saw a ton of mountains and a lot of pretty scenery. Once we got to Horizontes we moved into our rooms. There we learned about checking your bed for scorpions and sharing bathrooms. So as you can imagine we were very excited... We had lunch after with chicken and really good ice cream. After we met at the conference room and were instructed to observe another type of ant that lives in the Acacia tree, and try to understand how they are each mutualistic towards each other. All of us managed to get it partially right. The ants live in the thorns of the acacia tree, while the ants act as herbicide for the tree, killing any nearby foliage that might suffocate the tree. Later tonight we are going to the beach to sweep the beach for Eastern Pacific Rim Black Turtle, so we will have to see if we find anything. Emma,Lauren, Amanda

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