Costa Rica

Wandering in Costa Rica

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Wandering in Costa Rica evokes the rainforest: brilliant butterflies and twisting lianas, poison dart frogs and tropical quetzals, fearsome snakes and opulent orchids. And it introduces Ticos: determined farmers, a menacing outlaw, kindly caregivers, a machete-wielding jungle guide, and a Monkey Whisperer, to name a few. The intimate voices …

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Costa Rica: See Before You Go

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See Costa Rica before you go: This 92-page book illuminates San José, the Butterfly Farm, the Macaw Rescue Center, mysterious espheras (spheres), wildlife diversity at Corcovado on the Osa Peninsula …

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Costa Rica Butterfly Farm

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At the Butterfly Farm you can see all phases of a butterfly’s life, from egg to caterpillar to larva to butterfly. Watch them crawling, pupating, munching, sipping, chasing each other, mating, fluttering, drinking, fighting the wind, resting, and just hanging around.

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