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Early morning light in a transition zone between secondary and primary forest, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Mossy boulder in a tributary to the Rio Penas Blancas, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Large frog (sp.) belnding into its surroudings, Los Cusingos Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Rainfall on a shrub, 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.

Backlit mushroom clinging to a tree trunk, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

The pristine beaches and crystalline waters of the Pacific Ocean near La Cruz, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica

Best buds, Santa Elena, Costa Rica

Two people dance in the rain at the annual Horse Festival (Dec. 26th) in Santa Elena, Costa Rica.

Sugar cane workers from Nicaragua, Quizzara, Costa Rica

Two brothers go for an early morning walk along the beach near their house on the Southern Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Macro view of raindrops on a leaf, Los Cusingos Reserve, 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.

Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor), SP Becquer, Los Cusingos Sanctuary, Costa Rica

A young horse rider marches proudly in the annual Horse Festival (Dec. 26th) in Santa Elena, Costa Rica.

Tiny (sp.) caterpillar, Las Nubes, 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

Flower of the (sp.) tree, growing in regeneration forest in an old pasture, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Reptile (sp.) in the Rio Penas Blancas, Quizarra, 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.

Beautiful wilderness coastline on the Southern Osa Peninsula near Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica.

Sunset over the Pacific Ocean, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Flowers of the banana plant. In the garden at the offices of the Tropical Science Center in San Jose, Costa Rica.

An Iguana clinging to a rock as it floats down the Rio Penas Blancas in Quizarra, Costa Rica.

Sons on a family farm in Quizarra, Costa Rica help pick organic, shade-grown coffee.

Confluence of the Rios Susio and Hondura in Braulio Carillo National Park, Costa Rica.

The dramatic muddy brown waters of the Rio Susio (Dirty River) flowing through Braulio Carillo National Park, Costa Rica.

Rainforest in the Las Nubes Reserve, 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

Sunset view looking towards San Isidro from the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica

Egg sac (?) of a large black insect (sp.) found in former pasture, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Two cows walking through the Rio Penas Blancas, Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, Costa Rica.

Macro view of raindrops on a leaf, Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica.

Abstract of large backlit leaf, Los Cusingos Santuary, Costa Rica

Best buds, Santa Elena, Costa Rica

Red leaves of a fern (sp.), Las Nubes, 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

Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), Zoo Ave, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Mono Cariblanco (Cebus Capucinus) in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica

Two wild scarlet macaws (Ara macao) in flight over the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

Late light at dusk at the football (soccer) field in Santa Elena, Costa Rica.

Foggy forest in the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica

Unusual beetle (sp.), Finca David, Quizarra, Costa Rica

Large rainforest plants form a dramatic ceiling in the Kelady Reserve, Caribbean Slope near Saripiqui, Costa Rica.

Mono Cariblanco (Cebus Capucinus) in the Los Cusingos Reserve, Costa Rica

American swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) flying over the Valle General, Costa Rica

Vista of lands in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.

Tiny praying mantis (sp.), 2cm long, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Clay-colored robin (Turdis grayi), SP Yiguirro, Los Cusingos Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Agouti (Dasyprocta sp.), Los Cusingos Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Classic rainforest scene along the Rio Penas Blancas, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Sugar cane workers from Nicaragua, Quizzara, Costa Rica

Vistas de Chirripo, the closest housing development to the Las Nubes Reserve, high-priced and owned by foreigners, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor), SP Becquer, Los Cusingos Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Children play in a creek at CoopeSilencio, near Savegre, Costa Rica

Tiny praying mantis (sp.), 2cm long, 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.

Female slaty-tailed trogon (Trogon massena), Kelady, Costa Rica

Macro view of water drops on leaves in 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

Leaf-cutter ant carrying a flower, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Frog (sp.) in leaf litter, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Elegant symmetry in a plant on the rainforest floor, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Panoramic view of San Isidro, Costa Rica, with the white steeples of the local cathedral in the distance.

Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor), SP Becquer, Los Cusingos Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Sunset view looking towards San Isidro from the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica

Sugar cane workers from Nicaragua, Quizzara, Costa Rica

Detail of the Rio Penas Blancas, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

A manager inspects coffee beans for quality at the CoopeAgri beneficio in San Isidro, Costa Rica.

Fiery-billed aracari (Pteroglossus frantzii), CR SP.Cusingo, Tucancillo Piquianaranjado, Sktutch Corridior, Costa Rica

Needs a descriprion of what's going on, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Large frog (sp.), Los Cusingos Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Coffee farm, Quizarra, Skutch Corridor, Costa Rica

Baby reptile (sp.), 6 cm with tail, Rio Penas Blancas, Skutch Corridor, Costa Rica

Fog envelopes the rainforest, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Flower of the (sp.) tree, growing in regeneration forest in an old pasture, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Emergent tree in young forest in a former pasture, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Detail of tree fern fronds, Las Nubes, 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.

Forest vegetation abstract, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

Dry cracked mudflats in a normally wet estuary. La Cruz, northern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.

View of forested slope in the Penas Blancas valley from the Las Nubes Reserve, Costa Rica

Woodpecker (sp.) in a natural cavity, Skutch Corridor, 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.

Macro view of a Scarlet Macaw feather from Costa Rica.

Unidentified (sp.) in profile, Las Nubes, Costa Rica

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

Forests of the Las Nubes Reserve at sunrise, near San Isidro, Costa Rica.

(Vertical) classic view of Laguna Botos and the crater of Volcan Poas, Costa Rica.

Large red beetle (sp.) with ample shell, Las Nubes, Costa Rica