Friday, June 12, 2009

Walk on Puerto Vallarta's Wild Side – with Iguanas

An iguana is a lizard – a large-ish green lizard with a wild set of spines running down its back. It lives in the trees, it dines on flowers and fruit, and it likes to sit in the sun and soak up rays. If you weren’t staying in a comfortable Puerto Vallarta Villa Rental, this could describe your stay on Banderas Bay, right?

Anyway, a lot of folks who visit Puerto Vallarta recommend a casual stroll on Isla Rio Cuale, the island at the mouth of the Rio Cuale. The walk doesn’t cost anything, and on a lovely day, it provides pleasant diversion for a morning or an afternoon. While you’re walking, don’t be surprised if you come face to face with an iguana or two.

It turns out that iguanas are hooked on solar energy – they like nothing so much as a hot rock to warm their cold blood. They’re easy to spot, and you’ll know one when you see it since they tend to be green and long. They don’t look for company and they don’t want to play with you, but they’re usually not aggressive, either.

On the other hand, if one of them grunts or hisses at you, it’s probably a good idea to take the long way around its perch on the way back to your Puerto Vallarta Villa Rental.

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