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Coatis (also known as coatimundi) are tropical racoons of a reddish brown colour, with dark faces and long tails. These social animals are active during daylight hours and not generally known to be shy. They are omnivores, preferring small vertebrates, fruits, carrion, insects, snakes and eggs. They can climb trees easily, where they use their tails for balance, but they are most often on the ground foraging. Their predators include boas, raptors, hunting cats, and Tayras (Eira barbara). They readily adapt to human presence. like raccoons, they will raid campsites and trash receptacles. They are easily domesticated, and have been verified experimentally to be quite intelligent.

"Woman needs man And man must have his mate That no one can deny. It's still the same old story A fight for love and glory A case of do or die. The world will always welcome lovers As time goes by." - from the movie "Casablanca"

At 7:30 on the morning of Monday, July 29, 1968, the Arenal Volcano suddenly and violently erupted. The eruptions continued unabated for several days, burying over 15 square kilometers under rocks, lava and ash. By the time that it was finally over, the eruptions buried 3 small villages – Tabacón, Pueblo Nuevo and San Luís – killing 87 people. More than 232 square kilometers of land were affected: Crops were spoiled, property was ruined, and large numbers of livestock were killed. At the height of its ferocious activity, the volcano flung giant rocks – some weighing several tons – more than a kilometer away at a rate of 600 meters per second. These explosions would go on to form three new active craters. As the three towns were destroyed on the western side of the volcano, a town by the name of El Borio on the east side was untouched and unharmed . After the volcano ceased to erupt, El Borio was renamed La Fortuna, in celebration of its good luck in having escaped the fury of the volcano.