Day 2

Today we toured the Wilson Botanical garden with the onsite Biologist named Rodo. The garden features an incredibly diverse and vast amount of species of tropical and subtropical plants. There are many native to Costa Rica, and some that are invasive, for example, the giant stands of bamboo found in the garden and in the forest. After exploring the garden we ventured out into the rainforest on the Rio Java trail down to the river. The topography was very rugged and incredibly full of life. With about 4 meters of rain per year, there is enough water to sustain a tremendous amount of flora and fauna. Overall it was a great first day, and I can not wait to get out into the field this next week.