{"id":114,"date":"2004-08-05T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2004-08-05T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/?p=114"},"modified":"2023-02-19T22:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T22:30:50","slug":"cabo-blanco-absolute-natural-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/cabo-blanco-absolute-natural-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-plant.jpg\" alt=\"Thick flora looking up in a Costa Rican forest during a hike\" class=\"wp-image-47\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-plant.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-plant-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-plant-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-plant-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-plant-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The hike is on the southern end of the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica.  On the west coast in Puntarenas Province, this nature reserve is not lacking in flora and fauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-spiked-tree.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"http:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-spiked-tree.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-spiked-tree.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-spiked-tree-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-spiked-tree-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-spiked-tree-1568x2091.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Winding through the conservation area I heard the spooky sounds of the howler monkeys long before I hiked further down and spotted them up in the canopy.  If you have never heard them, you can check them out <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-vxlnZ8BihI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.  Its a bit like the opening season of Lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-pelicans-and-beach.jpg\" alt=\"Pelicans in the Pacific Ocean along the shoreline in Costa Rica\" class=\"wp-image-45\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-pelicans-and-beach.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-pelicans-and-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-pelicans-and-beach-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-pelicans-and-beach-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-pelicans-and-beach-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">You\u2019ll find small streams, but no major water crossings.  Eventually the trail opens up from dense forest to a relatively secluded beach.  It\u2019s a nice contrast to be within thick forest, then suddenly funnel out to the open expanse of the Pacific Ocean.  Tons of pelicans were swooping around the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-swooping-pelican.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"http:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-swooping-pelican.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-swooping-pelican.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-swooping-pelican-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-swooping-pelican-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-swooping-pelican-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cabo-Blanco-swooping-pelican-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The Sueco Trail will snake through the reserve for a few miles until you come to Playa Cabo Blanco and the Pacific Ocean.  Have a look at a basic <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nicoyapeninsula.com\/caboblanco\/caboblanco.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">trail map<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/weather\/tenday\/l\/Cabo+Blanco+Costa+Rica+CSXX1324:1:CS\">Weather Forecast<\/a><\/div><br><br><br>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d15736.35889054869!2d-85.0928849!3d9.5875344!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x9ace8a2c83664e5a!2sCabo+Blanco+Absolute+Natural+Reserve!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1557096049782!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hike is on the southern end of the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. On the west coast in Puntarenas Province, this nature reserve is not lacking in flora and fauna. Winding through the conservation area I heard the spooky sounds of the howler monkeys long before I hiked further down and spotted them up &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/cabo-blanco-absolute-natural-reserve\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-costa-rica"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":896,"href":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions\/896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adfranks.com\/hike\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}