Gilda
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I wanted to share an experience we had on our trip to Costa Rica we just returned from.
We stayed at the Lomas Del Volcano( Arenal Volcano) and outside our backyard was a fallen tree covered in orchid species. A few were in bloom, see pics. I had no idea what they were but was ecstaic to see so many different varietes on one log ! We discovered this late on the afternoon we had arrived.
The next day while we were hiking the property , we saw workers with machetes clearing the field and remarked that a gas powered weed whacker would have ruined the ambience of the hike. We saw toucans, parrots ,birds of every size and color, loads of bromeiliads , etc.
On our way back down the hill, I heard what sounded like a gas powered weed whacker and I told hubby he had spoke to soon. Well, it wasn't a weed whacker but a chain saw and they were cutting up the orchid log and hauling the big logs away in a dump truck. The orchids had been pulled off and we saw them scoop them and the debris up and dump them into a ravine....boo hoo ! I was devasted ! After they left with the naked logs, we went and looked and orchids were all over the ground.
One of the workers saw us and came over, he too was saddened but said there was orchids all in the cloud forest. He did tell me the one was tigrinum cervicanium(sp). He spoke only Spainish..I speak very little but I guess the love for orchids broke the language barrier he was very accomplished about butterflies and orchids.
One highlight was the volcano erupting that morning...was way COOL !
Hope you enjoy !
We stayed at the Lomas Del Volcano( Arenal Volcano) and outside our backyard was a fallen tree covered in orchid species. A few were in bloom, see pics. I had no idea what they were but was ecstaic to see so many different varietes on one log ! We discovered this late on the afternoon we had arrived.
The next day while we were hiking the property , we saw workers with machetes clearing the field and remarked that a gas powered weed whacker would have ruined the ambience of the hike. We saw toucans, parrots ,birds of every size and color, loads of bromeiliads , etc.
On our way back down the hill, I heard what sounded like a gas powered weed whacker and I told hubby he had spoke to soon. Well, it wasn't a weed whacker but a chain saw and they were cutting up the orchid log and hauling the big logs away in a dump truck. The orchids had been pulled off and we saw them scoop them and the debris up and dump them into a ravine....boo hoo ! I was devasted ! After they left with the naked logs, we went and looked and orchids were all over the ground.
One of the workers saw us and came over, he too was saddened but said there was orchids all in the cloud forest. He did tell me the one was tigrinum cervicanium(sp). He spoke only Spainish..I speak very little but I guess the love for orchids broke the language barrier he was very accomplished about butterflies and orchids.
One highlight was the volcano erupting that morning...was way COOL !
Hope you enjoy !