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Early morning light in a transition zone between secondary and primary forest, Las Nubes, Costa Rica
Exterior view of the porch and facade of the house of the late renowned Ornithologist Dr. Alexander Skutch. Los Cusingos, Quizarra, Costa Rica.
The pristine beaches and crystalline waters of the Pacific Ocean near La Cruz, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Two brothers go for an early morning walk along the beach near their house on the Southern Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
View of the Rio Penas Blancas to be compared to exisitng photos taken when the river is high and muddy from a rain storm, Las Nubes, Costa Rica
Cacao (the source of chocolate) growing near San Isidro del General, Costa Rica. This photo shows a fruit on the tree.
Early morning silhouette of foggy rainforest with a hint of blue sky. Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
A young horse rider marches proudly in the annual Horse Festival (Dec. 26th) in Santa Elena, Costa Rica.
Male green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza), CR SP Mielero Verde, Rey de Trepadores, Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica
Telephoto view of layers in the landscape of the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, in between the Las Nubes and Los Cusingos Reserves, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Common pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) camoflagued in leaf litter in a grove of orange trees, incubating two eggs, Skutch Corridor, Costa Rica
Trays of dried coffee beans, including the Las Nubes brand, waiting to be brewed and tasted for quality at the CoopeAgri factory in San Isidro, Costa Rica.
Flowers of the banana plant. In the garden at the offices of the Tropical Science Center in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The dramatic muddy brown waters of the Rio Susio (Dirty River) flowing through Braulio Carillo National Park, Costa Rica.
Pattern created when insects chew through a leaf when it is rolled up in its formative stage, Las Nubes, Costa Rica
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), sp. Zopilote Cabecirojjo, Zonchiche, Noneca. Los Cusingos Santuary, Costa Rica
The red backside of the magnificent Velvet-leaved Philadendron, a hallmark plant of the transition zone between rainforest and cloud forest in Costa Rica.
Close-up of fruiting body of plant (sp. unknown) growing in shade-grown coffee near San Isidro, Costa Rica. Used by indigenous people to treat diabetes.
Salamander (sp.) found in an unusual position on a dry tree trunk in bright sunlight, Las Nubes, Costa Rica
Two wild scarlet macaws (Ara macao) in flight over the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
Large rainforest plants form a dramatic ceiling in the Kelady Reserve, Caribbean Slope near Saripiqui, Costa Rica.
Vistas de Chirripo, the closest housing development to the Las Nubes Reserve, high-priced and owned by foreigners, Las Nubes, Costa Rica
A transport truck for Cafe de CoopeAgri, which includes the growers in the mountain foothills near the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica.
Male green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza), CR SP Mielero Verde, Rey de Trepadores, Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica
Panoramic view of San Isidro, Costa Rica, with the white steeples of the local cathedral in the distance.
Fiery-billed aracari (Pteroglossus frantzii), CR SP.Cusingo, Tucancillo Piquianaranjado, Sktutch Corridior, Costa Rica
The large leaves of the Guaruno Tree, a familiar sight to Costa Ricans and the favorite of sloths. Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.
Golden-naped woodpecker (Melanerpes chrysauchen), CR SP Carpintero Nuquidorado, La Escondita, Quizarra, Costa Rica
Exterior view of the porch and facade of the house of the late renowned Ornithologist Dr. Alexander Skutch. Los Cusingos, Quizarra, Costa Rica.
Pre-dawn view of the lights in the Valle General outside of San Isidro, Costa Rica, from the Las Nubes Reserve.
Don Claudio traces indigenous petroglyphs on the Los Cusingos Reserve with chalk to highlight the extent of the drawings, Costa RIca
Roadside hawk (Buteo magnirostris) drying its feathers, CR SP Gavilan Chapulinero, Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica