El Bosque del Niño

August 1st, 2018


Today we went to a forest reserve in Grecia, El Bosque del Niño.  We hiked to a waterfall and saw three different types of mushrooms. We also saw the skin of a dead beetle when shed turns a metallic color.  Unfortunately the ground was wet, muddy, and somewhat slippery. However, because the rain had fallen the previous night, many flowers had opened up and many plants had uncurled their leaves. Our guide, Minor, showed us a very dangerous pod which has many thorns.  In the inside of the pod there was a seed called el ojo de buey (ox eye). People used them to make necklaces to wear them as a good luck amulet.  We learned about a tree calles a "strangle fir." The seeds transmitted through animal scat. The trees grow downward and on top of other trees.  It is called strangle fir because it "strangles" other trees.  It actually wraps around the tress and cuts off their nutrients.  The waterfall was at the middle of the hike.  It was very beautiful and we took a lot of pictures. We saw a bunch of trees and other plants. Costa Rica is very green and very beautiful. The roots of trees made it easier to walk because they acted like stairs. All in all, the hike was fun and very beautiful because Costa Rica is very green.

Written by Syna Goyte 


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