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COSTA RICA
Costa Rica is a country bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 5 millions. The capital and largest city is San José,
Costa Rica has incredible diverse landscapes, flora, and fauna. From rain forests, to dry tropical and temperate forests, to volcanoes, to Caribbean and Pacific beaches, to high mountains, and marshy lowlands.
BEST TIME to VISIT COSTA RICA
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to COSTA RICA
From December to April
Manuel Antonio National Park - colorful bird
relax at the pool
Manuel Antonio National Park - colorful iguana
around Manuel Antonio National Park - surfing
around Manuel Antonio National Park - Relax
around Manuel Antonio National Park - relax at the beach
relax at the hotel
around Manuel Antonio National Park - surfing
around Manuel Antonio National Park - Relax
Arenal Volcano
Arenal Volcano
Arenal volcano is very impressive and still active
around Manuel Antonio National Park - Relax
some locals probably steel baby sloth from their mother to display to tourists : 1 USD to hold it. Yes the baby is very cute but don't encourage such bad practices
Hotel
Sloth Sanctuary - Sloth on a tree
Iguana
yatch anchored in a bay
relax
wetlands - from a domestic airplane
Capuchin monkey in our hotel
just relax
hawler monkey
sloth
sloth in a tree
iguana
relax at the pool
iguana
giant otter
baby caiman
Aninga
green lizard on a balcony
large iguana (female)
large iguana (male)
yatch anchored along the pacific coast
rocky beach
rocky beach
hawler monkey in a tree
Manuel Antonio National Park - landscape
Manuel Antonio National Park - landscape
Manuel Antonio National Park - landscape
Manuel Antonio National Park - beach
Manuel Antonio National Park - rock and beach
around Manuel Antonio National Park - Relax at the beach
around Manuel Antonio National Park - Relax at the beach
around Manuel Antonio National Park - Relax
around Manuel Antonio National Park - Relax at the beach
relax at the swimming pool
Quetzal
Quetzal
Quetzal
Quetzal
gren parrakeet
bird
pretty bird (male)
pretty bird (female)
trogon - yellow belly
golfo dulce frog is endemic and also poisonous
black hawk
bird
bird
the large spider is the female and the tiny red dot is the male which is also a snack for the female after mating
trogon - blue back
bird
scarlet macaw
hawler monkey
greeb abd black dart frog - poisonous
parakeet
small lizard (male) - the guide is showing the yellow skin under its throat used to mark its territory and impress females
Limpkin
lizard on a tree
coati
scarlet macaw
hawler monkey
capucin monkey
green praying mantiss
Capuchin monkey in our hotel
relax at the swimming pool
blue iguana
relax at the swimming pool
Manuel Antonio National Park - brown iguana
Manuel Antonio National Park - mangrove
Manuel Antonio National Park - brown iguana
Manuel Antonio National Park - with the recent concrete paths (replacing natural trails), the number of tourists increased and they are rushing to the magnifiscent beaches
river
Montezuma orpendula
river
large iguana (male)
jacana
Grey-necked wood-rail
Toucan
Toucans - couple
Toucan eating palm fruits
Collared Aracari toucan
Kingfisher
Collared Aracari toucan
Fishing boat
the owner of the boat won't be happy of the result
marina
local boats
Blue Morpho
fishing boat
brown heron
Blue heron
Blue Heron
pretty bird (male)
spider monkey
bird
Great curassows are further distinguished in that they are one of the few avian species in which the females - mostly bright rufus tinged with black - sport much more elegant plumage than the males – solid black with a yellow blob above the beak.
Great curassow is a kind of wild turkey - here the female head
Great curassow is a kind of wild turkey - here the female
Great curassow is a kind of wild turkey - here the male
Great curassow is a kind of wild turkey - here the male
Great curassows are further distinguished in that they are one of the few avian species in which the females - mostly bright rufus tinged with black - sport much more elegant plumage than the males – solid black with a yellow blob above the beak.
tiger heron
Strawberry dart frog
toucan
Egreat
blue heron
Spider monkey
jacana
Anhinga
Ringed Kingfisher
Keel-billed toucan
Strawberry dart frog
Keel-billed toucan
butterfly
great blue heron - juvenal
bird
Hummingbird
hummingbird
pretty bird
tiny frog
hawler monkey
owl
strawberry poisonous dart frog , also called blue jean frog
bird
parrot
pretty bird
heron
Green Basilisk Lizard also "Jesus Christ" it runs on water
bats on a tree
Aninga
tiny bats
strawberry poisonous dart frog , also called blue jean frog
green frog
baby toed
butterfly
blue heron
blue heron
jacana
tiger heron with extended neck
tiger heron