{"id":2046,"date":"2020-01-15T22:19:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T22:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awakenretreats.net\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2020-02-06T17:35:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T17:35:58","slug":"giant-costa-rica-mushroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awakenretreats.net\/?p=2046","title":{"rendered":"Giant Costa Rica Mushroom!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The tropics are known for lush rainforest, colorful fruit, and wild animals. But did you know there is plenty of Fungi growing here?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"Giant<\/a>Every few years, we find some incredible mushrooms growing in a shady corner.\u00a0 Often, they seem connected to the roots of a large Melina tree present on the property. We first think they are gigantic, but then they continue to grow!<\/p>\n

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Looking at the ones on the top photo, you can see they first started as individual mushrooms, all in a row, but then they formed one giant mass.<\/p>\n

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They have a lovely patterning, and the top of the mushroom is concave, which allows water to collect after the rain. When the mushrooms were much smaller, they were hard to the touch.<\/p>\n

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We are friends with a mushroom expert who lives in Cabuya. He gave me a quick piece of advice, which was to avoid them at all costs. Many of these are incredibly poisonous to humans.<\/p>\n

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As they say, “There are old mushroom pickers, and there are adventurous mushroom pickers, but there are no old adventurous mushroom pickers!”<\/p>\n

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There are plenty more exotic mushrooms around our area, you can check some of the photos out here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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