sanctuary - Blogs - Tripatini2024-03-28T14:14:51Zhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/sanctuary"Sloth Week' on Animal Planet Spotlights Caribbean Costa Ricahttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/sloth-week-spotlights-caribbean-costa-rica2014-06-19T22:03:36.000Z2014-06-19T22:03:36.000ZShannon Farleyhttps://tripatini.com/members/ShannonFarley<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9296587472,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="300" class="align-right" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9296587472,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9296587472?profile=original" /></a>The slow-moving <b>sloths of Costa Rica</b> are streaking into the limelight with their own <b>weeklong online special program</b>. Starting <b>June 20, 2014, <a href="http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/meet-the-sloths" target="_blank">Animal Planet</a> and</b> <a href="http://animalist.com/slothweek" target="_blank">Animalist</a> will stream daily footage from the <a href="http://www.slothsanctuary.com/" target="_blank">Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Cute and cuddly <a href="http://www.lecameleonhotel.com/blog-category/358-meet-the-sloths-on-costa-rica-s-caribbean-coast.html" target="_blank">sloths of the Caribbean Costa Rica</a> have been in the spotlight since last year’s program <b>“Meet the Sloths” aired on Animal Planet</b>. The two-hour special program will <b>run again on June 21 at 8:00 a.m. EST</b>. The story follows a year in the lives of five sloths at the Sloth Sanctuary.</p><p> </p><p>Located on the <b>Southern Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica</b>, just south of Limon on the way to <a href="http://www.lecameleonhotel.com/area.html" target="_blank">Puerto Viejo</a>, the <b>Sloth Sanctuary</b> rescues, protects and rehabilitates sloths. You can see sloths in person on a <a href="http://www.lecameleonhotel.com/activities/331-sloth-sanctuary.html" target="_blank">sloth tour</a>.</p><p> </p><p><b>“Sloth Week” will show six days</b> of sloth-related Web content, sloth facts, the most adorable and interesting <b>sloth videos and live cams</b>. “So much sloth greatness, we gave them their own week,” reports Animal Planet.</p><p></p><p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uXdwXu6kbBg?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p></p><p>You can visit the <b>Sloth Sanctuary</b> on a <a href="http://www.slothsanctuary.com/sloth-tours/buttercup-tour/" target="_blank">fun half-day tour</a>. Tuesday through Sunday (closed Monday), tours start at 8:00 a.m. and go every hour on the hour; the last tour is at 2:00 p.m.</p><p></p><p><b><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9008851662,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="250" class="align-left" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9008851662,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9008851662?profile=original" /></a>Where to stay:</b> When visiting the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+Lecameleonhotelpuerto-viejo-costa-rica-hotel/posts" target="_blank">southern Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica</a>, the place to stay is <a href="http://www.lecameleonhotel.com/" target="_blank">Hotel Le Caméléon</a>. The vibrant <b>Costa Rica boutique hotel</b> fronts the dazzling, turquoise Caribbean Sea and golden sand of <b>Playa Cocles</b> – one of the area’s most beautiful beaches. Hip, modern and upscale, Le Caméléon features ultra-chic rooms, beautiful tropical architecture, and lush jungle gardens. The elegant <a href="http://www.lecameleonhotel.com/restaurant.html" target="_blank">Le Numu Restaurant & Bar</a> is one of the area’s top restaurants; and the newly remodeled <b>La Sula Sea Lounge</b> beach club is the place to hang out by the shore and meet friends for a cool drink or a light meal.</p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Article by Shannon Farley</b></p></div>