After a yummy breakfast of homemade tortillas con queso(with cheese) and scrambled eggs, we were lucky enough to get visited by my favorite birds. Two chestnut-billed toucans arrived in the tree right above Jim and Usha’s cabin, giving us a great view of their spectacular colours and big bills. They sat above us in the […]
Pablo Ureña’s family has been preserving primary forest on their farm for three generations. As vast deserts of pineapple plantations encroach upon his property, and offers from Del Monte to sell his land are resisted, it becomes ever more apparent that his work is essential in maintaining the natural environment of the area, but he […]
After a nice drive over the Talamanca mountains and through “Cerro la Muerte” a cloudy mountaintop where so many people died during the creation of the highway they call it the peak of death, we arrived at the small restaurant (called a “soda” by Costa Ricans), El Tabacon, that is owned by the family I […]
– Kelly Galaski Today we arrived in another rural area of Costa Rica, the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor. It is named after the ornithologist (bird biologist) that lived here on 100 acres of pristine rainforest for 60 years, with his wife, studying the birds and writing books about the nature he was surrounded by and […]
Today we took a winding drive up out of the valley through the mountains and over into the valley of Santa Maria de Dota, part of the region of “Los Santos.â€Â 90% of the population here makes their living from growing coffee. Even people’s backyards and sideyards are coffee plants. From the distance you can […]
Our first stop on our trip to Costa Rica is Savegre Mountain Lodge in San Gerardo de Dota, a little valley among the mountains and forest. As you drive through the winding roads from San Jose, you go higher and higher until you reach the clouds. Literally. All of a sudden the clouds are passing […]
– Kelly Galaski I have to say I feel pretty lucky to be going back to Costa Rica already. I’m going to be visiting some of my favorite places, and people, for an authentic cultural and nature experience. First we will be at Savegre Lodge where the rainforest sights and sounds are at your fingertips. […]
RT @Globe_Guide: The beach town of Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean coast is one of the best spots to experience Costa Rica adventures.… https://t.co/pcWVDzA1wK
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@chris2x 20 + 20 + 20, Greece is full if them!
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Some of our favorites we’ve included in our travelers’ trips over the years. https://t.co/KrowyrvRVM
11 months ago
RT @MedEcotourism: As we´re on the topic of Protected Areas… here's some more information on the practical tools being developed in t… https://t.co/eNLGQLZGjw
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