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Geology 2007-2008 trip to
Playa Negra (Black Beach)
This was the beach next to our
hotel. Again, the rocks exposed on the beach are old coral
reefs.
The Playa Negra is really more of
a dark, chocolate brown than truly black. Some layers exposed
where currents cut deeper channels into the sand are much darker than
others. The sand is very fine shell and coral content is low. I
wonder how much of its composition is affected by runoff from erosion
of the banana plantations west of Port Limon.
Dave was a great tree climber - a
skill he used to his advantage in getting excellent photographs of
sloths and other arboreal wildlife.
Playa Blanca (White Beach)
The Playa Blanca is white
with sand made from broken bits of coral mixed with silicate sand
grains.
Swimming in the Caribbean
surf
The waves were warm and great fun
to jump through. The seawater is considerably warmer than most
swimming pools, although not so warm as hot tubs.
Only Chris figured out how to body
surf well. The rest of us just enjoyed jumping through and/or
over the crashing, curling waves.
Hike in Cahuita National Park
The park has an excellent
trail out to two points (Punta Cahuita and Punta Vargas). We saw
a lot of wildlife on this hike, including:
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