Many people want to know about the wildlife at Villas Escondrijo, and one of the first questions is usually, "Are there monkeys?"
So, are there monkeys?
Yes.
This is our daughter on the balcony of the Parrot Villa, pointing into the jungle, as she notes some stragglers in a troupe of white-faced capuchins while they slowly moved through the property, foraging for fruit and nuts left on the trees. It's common to hear howler moneys as well, many times each day, with multiple troupes calling to each other across the forest canopy. It can be difficult to pinpoint their location, since their call travels such a long distance, and the forest is rather dense surrounding the villas, but we do see them occasionally.
If you are lucky enough to have monkeys or other wildlife come for a visit at your balcony, please just watch them, but don't harrass or feed them. Natural food sources are abundant for them, and while we love their visits, we don't want them to count on Villa Guests as their source of food.
As nature lovers, my family constantly marvelled at the varied wildlife at and near the villas, including agoutis, white-faced monkeys, different types of toucan and a king vulture flew over our heads on our last day there!