E.H. 2002 Journal Road to Changuinola from David, Chiriqui and Bocas, Panama 8 May 2002 We took a bus across the Cordillera to Changuinola and spent the night there, as the border crossing had already closed. The difference in precipitation between the Caribbean & Pacific sides of Panama's county is really amazing. The road passes Fortune Biological Station, and we passed a suspiciously biologist looking man in foul weather gear at a crossroads. The road passes a tree with 6 or so oropendola nests, and there is a profusion of Ngäbe villages just over the mountains. Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica 9 May 2002 We stayed at Casa Verde in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, which caters to poison dart frogs. I saw Dendrobates pumilio and D. auratus in their garden + mini-vivarium. Puerto Viejo is overrun with American ex-pats + backpackers, even in the off season, but it was still a lovely place. Hot showers! 10 May 2002 We hiked down the black sand beach in the morning, accompanied by three local dogs, and I caught a D. auratus (green with black splotches) up a side street. It