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Ron and Trudy MacAllister
have lived here for over 20 years.
Self taught botanists, Ron and Trudy or their daughter Melanie will
escort you through their magnificent gardens and farm that will spotlight
the incredible diversity of tropical plants.
The two to three hour tour covers an
amazing array of botanicals and topics from the wide variety of orchids,
heliconias, bromeliads, palms, to the practical and useful plants such as
vegetables, fruits, spices, and medicinal plants to the unusual such as
miracle fruit, the gourd tree, and the
cannonball tree. They have a
bounty of information and folklore to share along the trail.
You will experience first hand that Costa Rica isn’t just adventure
and animals, birds and
sportfishing.....But an amazing living Botanical Museum with an
incomprehensible variety of fascinating plant life as well.
This is not just a looking at the
"flowers" tour. Touch, taste and smell the plants and fruits. When you come across
the ‘Ylang-ylang’, instantly recognize the famous scent of Channel #5 and
a base for numerous perfumes...... There is nothing like the fresh smells
of vanilla beans or ginger
root. You will get to taste some of the unusual exotic fruits such as star
fruit, the sweet pulp around the chocolate seeds,
and the pulp around the magic seed which transforms the taste of
lemons from sour to sweet.
You will learn about the unique and various ways tropical plants
compete and reproduce.
No one will forget the pelican flower with its labyrinth passageways that
will trap insects for several days and then release them, all in the
pursuit of reproduction.
If you are interested in an all day trip
we recommend combining this tour
with exploration up the pristine Rio Esquinas or an afternoon of
swimming and beach combing. The Casa Orquideas Tour begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. daily (except Friday).
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Land
Sea Services is proud of advances made in Golfito to further the
humane treatment of dogs and cats. Community groups such as ZAPPA
and McKee are reaching out to give low and no-cost care to 'under privileged'
and street critters, greatly reducing the population of homeless
animals in our area. Your contributions make possible the Low Cost
and Free Clinics being sponsored by area volunteers and veterinarians.
Each contribution of $10.00 sponsors a dog or cat that wouldn't
otherwise be able to receive vaccinations and spaying - and
wouldn't have been considered adoptable! Your generous
contribution of $200.00 will sponsor a neighborhood clinic with
free services to 20 needy animals. That's a potential
reduction of over 100 unwanted births in a neighborhood in the
first year alone. Do
the math?! It's a loving and needed investment. Please consider
supporting our "pet project" by bringing a donation to
our office when you visit Golfito. Receipts will be given along
with our THANKS! Volunteers for Clinic Days are always
welcome.