Surrounded by the lush mayan jungle, you will fall asleep to the sound of howler monkeys and wake to the warbling of the more than 260 bird species that either make their home here or migrate through the area. Visitors often are delighted by the spider monkeys that visit our towering zapote tree to eat this favorite fruit and by the many varieties of orchids that adorn the station grounds. The surrounding jungle also is home to a number of threatened or endangered species including jaguar (Pantera onca), tapir (Tapirus bairdii), scarlet macaw (Ara macao), and the moreletii crocodile (Cocodrylus moreletii).