We stopped at the nearby butterfly house on our way to Hacienda Pozo Azul. There are many butterfly houses throughout the country (five percent of the world’s butterflies are native to Costa Rica) where visitors can see the process from cocoon to full-fledged butterfly.
A total delight was holding the beautiful cocoon of the monarch butterfly, which could have passed for a gold flecked jade pendant, until it started moving in my hand.
