More Anton Valley

After our fabulous early morning hike to La India Dormida, we had a few more stops to make before our one full day in El Valle de Anton was over.

Our first stop was at the Butterfly Haven which is right in town. It was so worth it! Our guide said there are 23 species and about 8000 butterflies. A couple of times the guide would shake a tree and literally hundreds of beautifully coloured ‘jewels’ would go floating through the air.

The entire presentation was well done, with lots of information and visuals of the short life cycles of those creatures.

Our next stop was to Aprovaca, an Orchid Nursery and Conservation Centre. This too, was located right in town although tucked away and not readily easy to find. We had last been here four years ago. It was beautiful, but not as many flowering orchids as previously. Most of the flowers were smaller than my baby fingernail.

Well, not everything was an orchid. There were some people, gourds and lots of flowers. In both the butterfly and orchid places, we were the only visitors.

We saved the Pozos Termales for the end of the day so we could relax in the hot springs in the jungle. The water was more warm than hot.

Upon entry we were each given a little pot of black mud for a facial. This could only be kept on our face for 10 minutes and had to be washed off before going in the hot tub.

At one point the rain came down the valley fast and furious , it felt wonderful. 45 minutes was the maximum time to be in the hot tub.

El Valle de Anton has a lot to offer. Being in the mountains, the day was hot but it was a little cooler in the evening. Although I am not really sure 24C can be considered cool. All in all, a very good day.

Cheers

Ruth