How could we have driven right past this exceptional attraction three times? Well, fourth time's a charm! We finally drove 20 kilometers north of Puntarenas, on the way to Guanacaste, and found Monteverde Restaurant---home to the best milkshakes in Costa Rica, and 25 or so dinosaurs!
The last time we tried to find this park and rest stop, Steve said, "Hey, kids. If you see a dinosaur, let us know."
Benji remarked, "Oh. I saw one about half an hour ago."
Steve: "You saw a hundred foot dinosaur on the side of the road and you didn't say anything? New rule in the car. If you see a T-Rex hanging around out the window---mention it!"
This time we didn't miss it. We stopped for some homemade ice cream shakes and walked around the mile and a half or so trail. It was scorching hot out, and the trail took us through the dinosaur and prehistoric animal time periods right up to the present day---from the Triassic to the Jurassic to the Cretaceous (Yes, I googled it.)
Marina posed with a monkey, but ten steps ahead, Steve and Benji shouted, "Look! The real thing!" Lo and behold a troupe of monkeys were dangling from the tree branches above us! That was a "We're definitely in Costa Rica" moment, for sure.
Highly recommended for: dino-junkies, families, nature lovers and chocolate milkshake fanatics.
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Wow - talk about a photo opp! You could re-enact some scenes from Jurrasic Park here!
ReplyDeleteDino Park, recently opened, with many life-size animatronic (moving) dinosaurs - the only one in Central America. Its really like Jurrassic Park, in the rain forest with amazing blue rivers and hot springs. Its not far from this area, on the north side of the volcano park, Rincon de la Vieja and part of Blue River Resort & Hot Springs.
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