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Old 07-06-2008, 03:34 AM
Charlottea1 Charlottea1 is offline
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Originally Posted by Alan Jones View Post
I was in the jungle of Tortuguero in north east Costa Rica,
and was shown some trees that they called Walking Trees.
They stood up in the air on their roots and actually could
move a little distance each year. I believe they said their
name was something like "Makainki" but I cannot find that
word.

Can someone tell me the proper name for the Walking Tree
in Costa Rica?
Hi, I believe they are called walking palms and their common name is Chonta... we were staying on the Osa Peninsula and the dog at our lodge was called Chonta after the trees. Hope this helps!