442 A YEAR OF COSTA RICAN NATURAL HISTORY 



pass along. Farther south westward the top widened. The 

 highest point we reached while riding on the crest of this 

 ridge was 925 feet, where we paused to photograph the 

 ridge-road and a strikingly-shaped hill to the north, across 

 the Colorado valley, known as Cerro Caiias Dulces. Owing 

 to the narrowness of this ridge we had fine views of all the 

 surrounding country and for this reason, as well as the easier 

 ford, this route is preferable to that which we followed in 

 going to Hacienda Guachipelin. We made a number of 

 short stops to collect insects and reached Liberia about 

 12.30. 



