Costa Rica trip

[CA cichlid dude]

Last December my wife and I spent a week in Costa Rica on the north west pacific coast (Guanacaste) and we spent a lot of time on the Rio Tempisque river, and a few other rivers. The water was very murky, and it seemed like a lot of the fisher men were catching a lot of catfish. There were a lot of crocs too, so we spent more time on a nice sized boat or in areas where people told us it was safe

My questions are:

1. What cichlids are commonly found in Guanacaste?

2. What would be the typical bio-type? Some areas seem to have a muddy-clay substrait and some seem to be rocky/sandy. Would black sand be found in areas near volcanos? It seems to be the caase on the coast with black sand beaches, black/white sand beaches, and white sand beaches.

Costa Rica is one of the most beautiful countries I have ever been to and the people are wonderful as well. I highly recomend going in December between the wet and dry seasons.

[Dan Woodland]

Do a Cichlid Search by Country on the CRC (CichlidRoom Companion) web site. http://www.cichlidae.com or the search here... http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/country.php?id=cr