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from the travel blog entry Time Out in the Jungle
by Jennie and David about a trip to Tortuguero National Park

A fast ride down the canal to Tortuga Lodge	Tortuga Lodge, all but hidden in the jungle	Is it a croc or is it a caiman?	Look! There's something moving up there!
A Bare-throated Tiger-heron - a magnificent bird	One day our turtle, #98833 JTDY, will come back to this black sand beach to lay her eggs.	Traditional ox drawn cart.	Banana Packing shed - keep those bananas moving!
Nature Air's Twin Otter allows passengers a great view of the Costa Rican countryside.	Bananas as far as the eye can see.	A harnessed man almost at then end of his long run to haul the huge bunches from the plantation	Bananas that are rejected... not exactly the right shape... are loaded into a truck destined for a ...
Golden orange blooms add colour to the trees that shelter an organic coffee farm.	Coffee plantations on the hills near San Jose	Air Nature's Twin Otters ferry passengers to many destinations across Costa Rica, Panama and ...	On low lying farm lands near Tortuguero NP, houses are often built on poles to prevent flooding.
Low lying farmland just outside the park limits.	A quiet part of a canal.	Blue Heron patrols the waterways	Bedroom area of Tortugero Lodge hides behind the trees.
A home by the water.	A litle one off to school for the afternoon session.	The main 'street' of Tortuguero village	An open-air canal side restaurant.
The dining area of another Lodge.	Everything here is brought in by boat or barge.	The village dump! All rubbish also leaves by barge.	The main boat park in the village.

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