
Recently, we've had a great run of sloth sightings very close to the hotel. . . Sloths are not the easiest of critters to spot, as they don't move very much, and when they do, it is truly painfully slow. . . Of late, we've had several sloths down by the front gate and one near tree house No. 3. . . On two consecutive mornings, all of the guests and us were down at the gate watching a mama sloth and her baby on the left side of the driveway, and a male on the right side. . . The mama and her baby got down to about 8 feet off the ground at one point, before they stretched out (excruc

While that was going on, there was a male that decided to descend from his lofty perch on the other side of the driveway. . . He also came down pretty low, before stretching over to another tree. . .
Since the sloths don't move fast, we were able to spot them for 3-4 days in a row, though they got progressively farther away from the driveway. . . They take on a greenish tint, growing mold and fungus on their fur, which makes them even harder to spot. . .

We've had great monkey sightings as well. . . Two young males have been swinging around the hotel and between No. 1 and 3, dropping branches and making a mess in the driveway. . . One couple drove up to check in, and the monkeys started dropping leaves and branches on their rental car. . .
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