Critters

After making shopping seem like something akin to running a marathon, we decided to spend our last morning in Lake Atitlan pursuing less economic interests, like looking at critters! But first, breakfast.
This morning we had breakfast at the super swanky Hotel Atitlan.


We then went got to stroll around the grounds, including the beautiful gardens.

We then went to a Nature Preserve and looked at the spider monkeys
and these animals that look like a cross between a racoon and a cat, called coatis (pronounced coy-yah-tees).They were funny little guys who traveled in a herd of about 10. They seemed equally comfortable on land or in the trees.

























After looking them we took a walk around the





preserve which included a waterfall



and suspension bridges.




















There were also many lovely flowers in full bloom!




















Also on the same property was a butterfuly preserve. We only saw one sitting down though.

And the parrots at our hotel were cute too- we think these were babies.After that it was time to head back to Antigua.