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Alouatta palliata
There were between 6 and 8 monkeys in the trees over the road. Their bodies seemed all black, possibly with some orange-gold color on their backs, but nowhere near as strong in appearance of those on Mombacho to the south. These monkeys were very active, but not noisy.
These howlers live in a lush tropical forest area surrounding Laguna de Apoyo, to the West of Granada. The area is home to several resorts, but most are somewhat eco-friendly and I'm told that there has so far been little destruction of habitat.
They certainly seemed interested in the group of people that hopped out of the car to stare, point, and take pictures, but they did not come any closer than mid-way through the treetops.
Spotted on Nov 12, 2011
Submitted on Nov 12, 2011
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