Pedro y Maria.
Tres Piedras
Pedro with the first of the pineapple crop.
Tres Piedras
Sleeping quarters at Maria's and Pedro's.
Tres Piedras
Orb weaver.
Tres Piedras
View from the mirador near Maria's and Pedro's.
Tres Piedras
Checking the catchment basin.
Tres Piedras
Testing the bridge on the way to the waterfall.
Near San Juan de Dios
The rare and elusive perro verde.
Avalon Reserve and Biological Station
An anxious forest resident.
Avalon Reserve and Biological Station
Bromeliad in bloom.
On the trail to Cerro Chirripo
Old Man's Beard.
On the trail to Cerro Chirripo
Los Crestones.
Albergue Chirripo
Green lizards, common along the trail.
On the trail to Cerro Chirripo
...and they're startlingly blue underneath!
On the trail to Cerro Chirripo
The final stretch to the top of Cerro Chirripo.
On the trail to Cerro Chirripo
The last pitch leading to the top of Cerro Chirripo.
Cerro Chirripo
The Caribbean coast, barely visible.
Cerro Chirripo
Michelle and Julian enjoying Michelle's birthday lunch.
Cerro Chirripo
Attractive bromeliad.
Wilson Botanical Gardens
Queen of the Night.
Wilson Botanical Gardens
Plantains.
Wilson Botanical Gardens
Date palm flowers.
Wilson Botanical Gardens
A stand of giant bamboo.
Wilson Botanical Gardens
Ginger.
Wilson Botanical Gardens
The primary colors of birds. (Blue-gray tanager, Cherrie's tanager, and green honeycreeper)
Wilson Botanical Gardens
Cherrie's tanager and groupies.
Wilson Botanical Gardens
Green honeycreeper and silver-throated tanager.
Wilson Botanical Gardens
Fiery-billed aracari in flight.
Wilson Botanical Gardens
The road to Palo Alto.
Somewhere near San Vito
Green water in the caldera. (Sometimes it's red.)
Irazu Volcano National Park
Coatimundi.
Irazu Volcano National Park
Monarch caterpillar.
Butterfly Farm, La Guacima
Blue Morpho.
Butterfly Farm, La Guacima
A Heliconius butterfly; not sure exactly which species.
Butterfly Farm, La Guacima