Day 4 La Paz

I think my posts are going to begin to be more spread out as it is difficult to do school, tours, homework and socialize with my host family. I am very tired each night lately. Definitely need to get earplugs at the market tomorrow to block out the street traffic, barking dogs, screaming cats (yes screaming cat on my first night), and roosters that coo or cockadoodle doo all night.

After class today we took a trip to La Paz.

Which is a waterfall garden and wildlife refuge. Some of it was destroyed and is being rebuilt after the 2008 earthquake. They have butterflies, snakes, monkeys, toucans, sloths, etc. All of which have been rescued.

On the way up to the volcano area we stopped for a lunch with typical Costa Rican food and fresh fruit smoothies...also stopped for the cows to cross the road.

 Once we arrived, we first fed the toucans.

Than checked out the monkeys, butterflies, hummingbirds, snakes, frogs, and then onto the waterfalls.

Below is a photo of the sloths. The wire on the cage was big enough for a hand to fit through but they just don't care and don't move all day. They were cuddling and it was very sweet looking.

I think we saw three waterfalls, I believe the largest was destroyed in the 2008 earthquake.

The last picture is of course...of the bathroom. When you tell people you went to La Paz, they don't ask what you thought of the waterfalls...they ask if you saw the bathroom. The countertop is all like rock and the water pours out like a waterfall. The difficult part is figuring out how to turn on the faucet. It a little rock that you turn. Since it is so famous, I had to put up a pic of the bathroom.