Yelapa, a tropical paradise for nature lovers, also boast great restaurants! Life in Yelapa is open to the elements. Soft breezes blow through your house to keep you cool. The hot sun dries you quickly after you swim. Walk upriver for hours to waterfalls and swimming holes. Sit on the rocks or read in a hammock; watch the sunset from the beach; go fishing and snorkeling. Bring your binoculars to see Military Macaws, giant swallows that look like flying lips and song birds of all kinds.