How Not to be a Rainforest Wimp
Part One
Entrance to La Amistad National Park
Suppose someone where to ask you to travel to a remote jungle near the border between two Central American countries. Oh, and by the way, bring the grandparents and kids along as you hike into these unfamiliar forests.
Would you do it? If not, why not? Too dangerous, too many bugs, fear of being taken hostage by rebels? Or how about being hurt or stranded without medical assistance? Will a jaguar attack me or my family?
As with most things in life, there is a balance between experiencing new things and throwing caution to the wind. If you’ve never visited a rainforest, you have missed out on one of nature’s jewels. In the following months, we’ll be asking you a few questions to see what notions you may have about rainforests and how you see the risks of travel.
These articles will discuss the fears that keep most from visiting these natural wonders. In short, are you a rainforest wimp? In our next installment we’ll try to ask you a few simple questions and suggest how to graduate from being a rainforest wimp by visiting a very unique park in the highlands of Panama… La Amistad.