The Road to Poas

This is an ox cart we met on the road to the Poas Volcano National Park.

A close up shot of the oxen.

This is a bromilead growing in the wild close to the volcano. We bought one as a house plant just a few days ago.

These are bromileads growing in the trees. There were a lot of them that grow in the trees.

This is a rain water lake that has formed in an extinct volcano. The water is a really pretty color, kind of like Lake Louise.

This is a leaf tosser bird. They are colored so they blend in with the forest floor so you don't usually spot them. They pick up these leaves that resemble magnolia leaves and toss them aside looking for bugs underneath.

Another Bromilead that I thought was really pretty.

I don't know what these are called. I just thought they were pretty.

These plants with the huge leaves are called Poor Man's Umbrellas.

This is the view from the top of the mountain.