The rainforest has the highest concentration of life and habitat on the planet. Species of animals include ocelots, sloths, cacomistle, kinkajou, olingo, porcupine, skunk, rabbit, agoritic, tayia, grison, deer, otter, squirrels, raccoons, opossum, anteaters, armadillos, wild boars, lizards, colorful dart frogs, toads, iguana, paca, weasels, fox, and peccary just to start the list. You can see everything at Casa Punta Banco that Costa Rica has to offer including the Scarlet Macaws.  The large cats are sometimes heard but rarely seen.

The four types of monkeys found in Costa Rica are all at Casa Punta Banco. The mantled howler monkey is a large monkey that can be heard for more than a mile away. The white faced capuchin has a white face and upper chest while the squirrel monkey is reddish gold in color. The ellusive Spider Monkey is becoming rare in Costa Rica and is occasionally sited at Casa Punta Banco.  Will you be one of the lucky ones.  The white faced and squirrel monkeys frequent the orchard around the house and our feeding station.

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SAVE THE TURTLES PROJECT. 

A number of years ago, Tiskita, began a project to save the turtles.  You will see signs throughout the community that are meant to keep poachers away and to let potential poachers know that we are a community that protects its turtles.  During the egg-laying season, volunteers come from the United States, Europe etc to work with the project and the locals.  Their job is to move about the beach with red-lens covered flashlights in search of mature turtles and any eggs.  They measure and mark the large turtles and inventory and transplant the eggs to the project hatchery.  They also chase off any would be poachers.  You will find some of the volunteers living at Raquel’s Cabinas in Punta Banco; others are scattered throughout the area.

They welcome help and it is quite a sight to see one of the huge turtles laying her eggs.  The school children have been educated and are learning the importance of preserving this wonder creature.  The children are personally involved when the eggs hatch.  They get out of school to help the baby turtles to the sea.
In years prior, the people would eat the eggs and collect them to sell as they are considered an aphrodisiac.  If has been a remarkable transformation in the community.  Thank you Tiskita, for helping to preserve our turtles.

Tiskita has a nature guide that speaks English.  We have taken their nature tour.  It costs $10 and is a wonderful way to spend a morning sighting animals and learning about the rainforest...  Stop bye and schedule a tour for yourself.  Tiskita is about 1.5 miles North of Casa Punta Banco.