| David and Betsy
Whyte and this small-time adventurer in our second attempt found our
way to a well-hidden national monument last week, the Farollon Petroglyphs,
located on the Lopez farm, Las Lomas, on a bumpy road between Tierras
Morenas and Canas. We not only saw the petroglyphs on our guided tour
(2.000 colones apiece) but had a refreshing swim in a deep pool of
the Rio Cobuyo.
The Lopez farm may be easily
reached from the village of Tierras Morenas. From the front of the
church start south on a dirt road. Paralleling the road for about
six miles is a series of electrical towers. At a fork where the
road and towers take a sharp left, continue straight on for about
another mile, perhaps a bit more, until reaching the gate to the
Lopez farm (named Las Lomas). Once through the gate, bounce along
another kilometer to reach the farmhouse.
The campaign to reduce the numbers of stray
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animals had a significant
success recently. According to Fuentes Verdes Secretary Sandy Shaw,
"The neutering clinic we held in the town of Libano, south of
Tilaran, on Saturday, April 29th, was a huge success. This is a poor
community, and semi-feral street dogs there have been a perennial
problem. The clinic was coordinated by Dr. Eric Ortiz and he had the
assistance of two colleagues from Puntarenas to do the surgeries.
We decided to follow the suggestions of the McKee Foundation and make
this as much as possible a real community event. Judy Reisman got
school parents involved, and the day turned into a small fair, with
raffles, food for sale, pet grooming, etc. Volunteers Gloria Dempsey
and Sonja Sullivan worked tirelessly to help make it a success. Forty
animals were neutered, and people paid what they could afford for
the surgeries…Libano is now a 'convinced' community; and additional
clinics there will probably come from their own initiative." |