--- title: Thursday May 23, 2024. description: Spot wildlife and fauna as the rains bring Guanacaste's tropical dry forests to life again in Las Catalinas, Costa Rica. image: https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/hubfs/CortezAmarillo-6.jpg --- # Thursday May 23, 2024. [mailto:?subject=I%20wanted%20you%20to%20see%20this%20site&body=https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/thursday-may-23-2024](mailto:?subject=I%20wanted%20you%20to%20see%20this%20site&body=https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/thursday-may-23-2024) [Book](https://www.lascatalinascr.com/section/booking) ### **The Soft Rain Showers Bring Life to Guanacaste**    With the brief rainfalls hitting [Las Catalinas](https://www.lascatalinascr.com/), the region bursts into life with more fruits and flowers on the trees, including the "Corteza Amarilla" or Yellow Cortez. This well-known native tree of Central America is famous for its brief yet spectacular displays of yellow flowers and its reputation as a robust tropical hardwood. These trees produce a profusion of yellow flowers nine to ten days after a cooler day during the dry season, typically from January to June.    ![Monkey-Don-Carlos-Copy-600x400](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Monkey-Don-Carlos-Copy-600x400.jpg?width=600&height=400&name=Monkey-Don-Carlos-Copy-600x400.jpg)   Mango season is also upon us, and soon you'll see green mangos ripening into bright orange and yellow.    The wildlife becomes more active with the arrival of rain. You might spot more monkeys as they come out to feast on abundant fruits and flowers. It is a prime time for wildlife sightings. The corteza amarilla blooms after rainfall, driving the monkeys wild as they feast on the flowers.  Enjoy the tropical dry forest’s transition from gold to green over the next couple of months in town and around the rest of the country.    ## See related posts ## [Sunday, August 11th, 2019.](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-august-11th-2019) [In this Daily: Día de la Madre (Costa Rican Mother’s Day) and the Week Ahead](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-august-11th-2019) [Read more](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-august-11th-2019) ## [Monday, November 18th, 2019.](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-november-18th-2019) [In this Daily: The Pura Vida Ride Paddle Battle and the Intrepid Challenge](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-november-18th-2019) [Read more](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-november-18th-2019) ## [Wednesday, August 28th, 2019.](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-august-28th-2019) [In this Daily: A Look at the National Parks of Costa Rica](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-august-28th-2019) [Read more](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-august-28th-2019) ## [Monday, September 23rd, 2019.](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-september-23rd-2019) [In this Daily: The Monkeys of Guanacaste](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-september-23rd-2019) [Read more](https://thedaily.lascatalinascr.com/daily-september-23rd-2019) #### Subscribe to The Blog, The Daily, The Newsletter, and more Additionally you will receive our occasional newsletter. Absolute confidentiality. Never SPAM. You can unsubscribe at any time.